On Bullshit

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by Harry G. Frankfurt

We are all sick of the bullshit. Yet bullshit continues to cover everything from advertising, our economic system, politics, public health, etc etc. At this moment, it feels like the bullshitters have won. In this short essay, moral philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt argues that bullshit is a central problem of the world today, threatening truth more than lies and liars. Simply, the bullshitters have no shame. Reminiscent of Jean Paul Sarte’s comments on the absurdities of antisemitism, Frankfurt clearly identifies the centrality of bullshit to the methods and mindset of fascism that piles up more and more today.

by Harry G. Frankfurt

We are all sick of the bullshit. Yet bullshit continues to cover everything from advertising, our economic system, politics, public health, etc etc. At this moment, it feels like the bullshitters have won. In this short essay, moral philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt argues that bullshit is a central problem of the world today, threatening truth more than lies and liars. Simply, the bullshitters have no shame. Reminiscent of Jean Paul Sarte’s comments on the absurdities of antisemitism, Frankfurt clearly identifies the centrality of bullshit to the methods and mindset of fascism that piles up more and more today.