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Harry G. Frankfurt

On Truth

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Whatever benefits and rewards it may sometimes be possible to attain by bullshitting, by dissembling, or by sheer mendacity, societies cannot afford to tolerate anyone or anything that fosters a slovenly indifference to the distinction between true and false.In a world of spin, rhetoric, blagging and bullshitting, a basic level of scepticism and the impulse to question first impressions is widely considered a virtue. Yet the very purpose of such caution - the discernment of truth - has for some time been undermined by a postmodern generation of authors, journalists, historians and philosophers who categorically deny the existence of any exter… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4070-6457-4
  • EAN: 9781407064574
  • Produktnummer: 14342453
  • Verlag: Vintage Digital
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 112 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 177 KB

Über den Autor


Harry G. Frankfurt is professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University. His books include On Bullshit; The Reasons of Love; Necessity, Volition, and Love; The Importance of What We Care About; and Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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