Bullshit and philosophy
Subtitle: guaranteed to get perfect results every time
By: edited by Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch.
Contributors: Hardcastle, Gary L.; Reisch, George A., 1962-
Series: Popular culture and philosophy -- v. 24
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780812696110; 9780812696110
Subjects: Truthfulness and falsehood
Description: "Sixteen essays offer discussions, interpretations, and criticisms related to Harry G. Frankfurt's essay "On Bullshit" and other philosophical work on bullshit. Topics addressed include: the definition of bullshit; the ethics and epistemology of bullshit; and the role of bullshit in contemporary culture"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: On bullshitmania / George A. Reisch and Gary L. Hardcastle; title: To shoot the bull? rethinking and responding to bullshit; title: On letting it slide / Scott Kimbrough; title: A defense of common sense / Consuelo Preti; title: The pragmatics of bullshit, intelligently designed / George A. Reisch; title: Bullshit and the foibles of the human mind, or : what the masters of the dark arts know / Kenneth A. Taylor; title: Bullshit and personality / Sara Bernal; title: Performing bullshit and the post-sincere condition / Alan Richardson; title: The importance of being earnest : a pragmatic approach to bullshitting / Cornelis de Waal; title: The bull by the horns : defining bullshit; title: Deeper into bullshit / G.A. Cohen; title: The unity of bullshit / Gary L. Hardcastle; title: Raising the tone : definition, bullshit, and the definition of bullshit / Andrew Aberdein; title: Different kinds and aspects of bullshit / Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck; title: It's all around us : bullshit in politics, science, education, and the law; title: The republic of bullshit : on the dumbing-up of democracy / Mark Evans; title: Political bullshit and the stoic story of self / Vanessa Neumann; title: Bullshit at the interface of science and policy : global warming, toxic substances, and other pesky problems / Heather Douglas; title: Rhetoric is not bullshit / David J. Tietge; title: Just bullshit  / Steve Fuller.