Popular interest in bullshit and its near relative, truthiness is at an all-time high, but the subject has a rich philosophical history, with Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Kant all weighing in on the matter. Here, contemporary philosophers reflect on bullshit from epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, historical, and political points of view. Tackling questions including what is bullshit, what does it do, is it a passing fad, and can it ever be eliminated, the book is a guide and resource for the many who find bullshit worth pondering.
About the author
Gary Hardcastle lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and teaches philosophy at Bloomsburg University in nearby Bloomsburg, PA.George Reisch resides in Chicago, Illinois, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He teaches philosophy in the School of Continuing Studies at Northwestern University.
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