On Bullshit

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1986)
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Presents a theory of bullshit, how it differs from lying, how those who engage in it change the rules of conversation, and how indulgence in bullshit can alter a person's ability to tell the truth.

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1988, 2005

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BJ1421.F73 2005

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0691122946   9781400826537   8185523738   9780691122946   9895436092   9788185523736

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10.1515/9781400826537

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