The philosophy of bullshit

Yesterday's New York Times informs us that Harry Frankfurt, a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton, has published a groundbreaking new work of moral philosophy.

Unfortunately, his magnum opus bears a title that the Grey Lady is too prissy to print without redaction: "On Bullshit."

Excerpt from the introduction:

One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. 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 bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the phenomenon has not aroused much deliberate concern, nor attracted much sustained inquiry.

At $9, this new Princeton University Press title is too inviting to pass up. I've just ordered it... look for a review in this space soon.