Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Beware of Bull

Henry Frankfurt is a moral philosopher at Stanford and aurthor if this book. I got it from Audible after seeing it on the NY Times Bestseller list. I can't beat the following introduction. Enjoy! (the below is edited for the kids)

"On Bullsh!#" explores why there is so much bull, what bull is exactly, and what function bull serves. One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bull. 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 bull, and can avoid being taken in by it. So the phenomenon has not generated very much concern, or attracted much sustained inquiry.

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