Harry G. Frankfurt, a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, has written a 67-page book, titled
On Bullshit, that has become a
New York Times best-seller. Of course,
The Times won't publish the actual title, presumably judging it "unfit to print." So we find instead
On Bull---- riding the paper's best-seller lists for 26 weeks now. Some interviewer should ask the author whether the Times's prim evisceration of his book's title qualifies as BS. In any case, you can hear Prof. Frankfurt discuss his book by clicking
on this.
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