On Bullshit

By H. Frankfurt. 2025

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On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit (2015, neutral): “Indeed, as intimated by Frankfurt (2005), bullshitting is something that we likely all engage in to some degree (p. 1): “One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit.”
Disinformation on the Web: Impact, Characteristics, and Detection of Wikipedia Hoaxes (2016, positive): “A third class of false information has been called bullshit, where the agent’s primary purpose is not to mislead an audience into believing false facts, but rather to “convey a certain impression of himself” [14].”
Evidence-based coaching: Flourishing or languishing? (2007, background): “Hyperbole is commonplace in such settings, where unqualified self-declared ‘‘international thought leaders’’ and aspiring gurus frequently walk a fine line between calculated misrepresentations of the truth and complete fabrications (see Frankfurt, 2005 for a discussion of these issues).”
Are neoliberals more susceptible to bullshit? (2016, background): “The philosopher Harry Frankfurt (2005) has bestowed upon us a pointed conceptual analysis of “bullshit” — a concept that should be regarded as distinct from related concepts such as lying.”
Explanation and understanding (2015, positive): “Finally, it may be important to know when people do not care if what they are saying is true or false and are simply attempting to make another person think that they know what they are talking about (Frankfurt 2005).”