Concerning Bullshit
by Francis X. MaierBullshit does not reject the authority of the truth; rather, it pays no attention to it.
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Bullshit does not reject the authority of the truth; rather, it pays no attention to it.
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Samuel Johnson understood that a society without truth—a society of “fake news”—would inevitably collapse. Continue Reading »
Everyone has lied. Most people are uneasy about lying, but most also justify at least some of their lies. How uneasy should we be? Is there such a thing as an innocent lie? What is a lie, anyway? And what is at stake in these questions—what, exactly, is endangered if we get the answers . . . . Continue Reading »