Modern philosopher Ryle calls Descartes' theory as "the ghost of machinery", thinks that Descartes has made a category mistake and puts forward his own theory — the so-called mind.

现代哲学家赖尔把笛卡尔的学说称为“机器中的幽灵说”，认为笛卡尔犯了范畴错误，并提出了自己所谓的心的理论。