And what about people who both lie consciously and/or deliberately, and people who also deceive, consciously and/or deliberately or not, resulting in bullshitting? That's a very common phenomenon. All of this has sociological, cultural, and psychological manifestations in addition to the philosophical dimension.
The inclusion of products in the category suggests the speaker 1. Never read the book or, 2. Didn’t understand what the author wrote. “Bullshit” has to be distinguished from lies, and “products” is meaningless in that context. Advertising, yes. The toys themselves, no.
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And what about people who both lie consciously and/or deliberately, and people who also deceive, consciously and/or deliberately or not, resulting in bullshitting? That's a very common phenomenon. All of this has sociological, cultural, and psychological manifestations in addition to the philosophical dimension.
A big chunk of what Frankfurt needs to address is beyond the purview of philosophy and is rather the psychological phenomenon of narcissism.
The inclusion of products in the category suggests the speaker 1. Never read the book or, 2. Didn’t understand what the author wrote. “Bullshit” has to be distinguished from lies, and “products” is meaningless in that context. Advertising, yes. The toys themselves, no.
The question is what is their purpose for bullshiting?🤔😉
One of several reasons