On bullshit:
Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it, yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves--and we lack a conscientious appreciation of what it means to us. In other words,...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it, yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves--and we lack a conscientious appreciation of what it means to us. In other words, as Harry Frankfurt writes, "we have no theory." Frankfurt, one of the world's most influential moral philosophers, attempts to build such a theory here. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, he argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Frankfurt concludes that although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the practitioner's capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that it matters what is true. By virtue of this, Frankfurt writes, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are. |
| Beschreibung: | Erscheinungsjahr des E-Books: 2009 |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (67 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9781400826537 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781400826537 |
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| spelling | Frankfurt, Harry G. 1929-2023 Verfasser (DE-588)122956400 aut On bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2005 1 Online-Ressource (67 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Erscheinungsjahr des E-Books: 2009 Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it, yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves--and we lack a conscientious appreciation of what it means to us. In other words, as Harry Frankfurt writes, "we have no theory." Frankfurt, one of the world's most influential moral philosophers, attempts to build such a theory here. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, he argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Frankfurt concludes that although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the practitioner's capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that it matters what is true. By virtue of this, Frankfurt writes, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are. 2005 PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy bisacsh Truthfulness and falsehood Unwahrheit (DE-588)4343694-8 gnd rswk-swf Wahrhaftigkeit (DE-588)4188943-5 gnd rswk-swf Lüge (DE-588)4036510-4 gnd rswk-swf Wahrheit (DE-588)4064314-1 gnd rswk-swf Vertrauenswürdigkeit (DE-588)4209886-5 gnd rswk-swf Wahrhaftigkeit (DE-588)4188943-5 s Lüge (DE-588)4036510-4 s DE-604 Vertrauenswürdigkeit (DE-588)4209886-5 s Wahrheit (DE-588)4064314-1 s Unwahrheit (DE-588)4343694-8 s Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 0-691-12294-6 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400826537 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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| title | On bullshit |
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| title_full | On bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt |
| title_fullStr | On bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt |
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| topic | PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy bisacsh Truthfulness and falsehood Unwahrheit (DE-588)4343694-8 gnd Wahrhaftigkeit (DE-588)4188943-5 gnd Lüge (DE-588)4036510-4 gnd Wahrheit (DE-588)4064314-1 gnd Vertrauenswürdigkeit (DE-588)4209886-5 gnd |
| topic_facet | PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Truthfulness and falsehood Unwahrheit Wahrhaftigkeit Lüge Wahrheit Vertrauenswürdigkeit |
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