On Bullshit

Hardcover, 80 pages

English language

Published Jan. 10, 2005 by Princeton University Press.

OCLC Number:
63296485

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4 stars (6 reviews)

A moral philosopher tries to distinguish bullshit from related categories such as lies and humbug.

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The author recently died and I was reminded of this book. I decided to read it in preparation for the oncoming deluge. This essay is short, but as a book, it is very short. It is so short that its Wikipedia summary seems as comprehensive as the book itself.
The author's insights and analysis seemed valuable, but if I were the publisher I would consider a version that included essays by his critics, Mark Twain's On the Decay of the Art of Lying, and perhaps Max Black's The Prevalence of Humbug (referenced by Frankfurt).

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Subjects

  • Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  • Ethics (Specific Aspects)
  • Moral Theology
  • Philosophy
  • American Language and Literature
  • On Bullshit
  • Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  • Sociology
  • World History/Comparative History
  • Truthfulness and falsehood