To think of the body and soul as two separate entities is to make a category mistake. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this claim.

The extract, taken from The Concept of the Mind by Gilbert Ryle, refers to the apparently erroneous notion that the soul is something identifiably extra within a person, or to quote directly; a ghost in a machine.  Ryle famously illustrated his hypothesis with the example of the university: A foreigner, having visited the colleges, libraries, sports facilities etc. asks to see the university: Ryles intention was to emphasize the requirement of the various constituent parts to form a whole. However, in order to facilitate a conclusive analysis, a clear definition of the concepts discussed is essential….(short extract)