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On Bullshit
On Bullshit
Author: Harry G. Frankfurt
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. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the phenomenon has not aroused much deliberate conce...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691122946
ISBN-10: 0691122946
Publication Date: 1/10/2005
Pages: 80
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 40 ratings
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio CD
Members Wishing: 4
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jeffp avatar reviewed On Bullshit on + 201 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
No real content and nothing interesting to say. Read something else - anything else - and you might learn something. That isn't the case for this little (and I do mean little) book. Skip it.
ashtree avatar reviewed On Bullshit on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I usually enjoy listening to audiobooks in the car even if they are not the highest quality, but I could not finish this one. The author is very philosophical about the concept of bullshit, which seems like an oxymoron! Perhaps if I was not exhausted, I may have been able to follow him, but I took the CD out, afraid it would put me to sleep. I hope someone can appreciate this book, but it was not for me!
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