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Harry G. Frankfurt
Harry G. Frankfurt is a professor of philosophy emeritus at Princeton University. His books include The Reasons of Love; Necessity, Volition, and Love; and The Importance of What We Care About. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey. show more

Harry G. Frankfurt is a professor of philosophy emeritus at Princeton University. His books include The Reasons of Love; Necessity, Volition, and Love; and The Importance of What We Care About. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Birth date: May 29, 1929
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 7 years ago
"One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share." In “On Bullshit” by Harry G. Frankfurt "’a person who undertakes to bullshit his way through has much more freedom. His focus is panoramic rather than parti...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 9 years ago
I agree with the author that there is a difference between bullshit and lying, and that bullshit is in some ways more harmful. There isn’t a better or more expressive word for it, and he analyzes the effectiveness of this word’s imagery well. One reason I wanted to read this book is because my colle...
Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 10 years ago
De l'humour pinçant en plein dedans, agissant tant en tant qu'éclairement quant au phénomène du bullshit qui se répand de plus en plus dans notre société actuelle qu'en tant que pure bullshit s'auto-démontrant. Assez pinçant, définissant la frontière très fine entre l'art de dire des conneries et le...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it 12 years ago
Gotta admit that I felt like I was reading a BS article on Bullshit. It was a nice play as the author presented the many faces of BS, but at the end I felt like I had been played with BS.
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 13 years ago
A liar deliberately attempts to deceive another person regarding a factual matter. A bullshitter makes statements with complete disregard to the truth or falsity of the statement, sometimes with perfect sincerity. For this reason politics and religion will always be the twin colossal mountains of ...
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