"Ryle's regress" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Described by Gilbert Ryle. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ryle's regress
  1. (philosophy) The paradoxical situation whereby, if one accepts the cognitivist theory that every action is preceded by a thought, each thought must also be preceded by another thought, and so thinking could apparently never begin. Wikipedia link: Gilbert Ryle, Ryle's regress Categories (topical): Philosophy

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