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The philosopher Harry Frankfurt's On Bullshit is being studied as part of one of the most popular courses in UCD. Photograph: Laura Pedrick/New York Times
“The production of bullshit is stimulated whenever a person’s obligations or opportunities to speak about some topic exceed his knowledge of the facts that are relevant to that topic,” Frankfurt says. The gendered phraseology is accidental but seems apt. While Frankfurt says “bull” in this context can be female, men in the public realm probably need to hold their hands up a little higher.
“Interestingly, there isn’t a great deal of enthusiasm for talking about politics, fake news, or conspiracy theories; they prefer to focus on developing the positive skill of critical thinking rather than criticising other people.– who preach ‘reason’ as a sort of manly virtue or weapon with which to attack one’s opponents, and they are generally suspicious of those people and their approach.
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