Thursday, August 24, 2006

Defining bullshit

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Princeton Professor of Philosophy Emeritus Harry G. Frankfurt created a lot of buzz last year with the release of his treatise On Bullshit, in which he claims "to give a rough account of what bullshit is and how it differs from what it is not." Sure, Penn & Teller's "Bullshit" is an entertaining program, but if you want to hear the topic discussed in a dry academic manner with an interviewer that's clearly uncomfortable, then this video is for you.