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.
Harry Frankfurt • On Bullshit
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One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is somuch bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes hisshare.
On Bullshit
The document discusses the nature and prevalence of bullshit, distinguishing it from lying and exploring its connection to skepticism and the pursuit of personal sincerity.
www2.csudh.eduBullshit, unlike lying, works by making you unconcerned with whether speech is true or false. The bullshitter, like the sophists of antiquity, does not appeal to any measure of truth outside of the needs of the moment. Instead, he tries to capture your attention with the catchiness of his claim and how much it provokes something inside of you: some
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A student trying to sound knowledgeable without having done the reading, a political candidate saying things because they sound good to potential voters, and a dilet- tante trying to spin an interesting story: none of these people are trying to deceive, but they are also not trying to convey facts. To Frankfurt, they are bullshitting.