Review of On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
Date
2006-01-01
Authors
Pfeifer, Karl
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ORCID
Type
Review
Degree Level
Abstract
According to Frankfurt’s analysis, bullshitting and lying necessarily differ in intention. I argue contra Frankfurt that (i) bullshitting can be lying, and that (ii) bullshitting need involve neither misrepresentation nor intention to deceive. My discussion suggests that bullshit is not capturable by a simple formula and that, although illuminating, Frankfurt’s analysis is limited to one paradigm.
Description
The version of record of this article, first published in Dialogue, is available online at Publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0012217300001189
Keywords
bullshit, lying, Harry Frankfurt, Max Black, humbug
Citation
Pfeifer, Karl (2006). On Bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005, 67 pp., $9.95. Dialogue 45 (3):617-620.
Degree
Department
Program
Advisor
Committee
Part Of
item.page.relation.ispartofseries
DOI
10.1017/S0012217300001189