A philosophical treatise on the nature of truth offers a common-sense and witty approach that examines what it is and its value in a world and culture that seems devoted to falsehood, lies, half-truths, and marketing jargon. 200,000 first printing.[...]
This volume is a collection of thirteen seminal essays on ethics, free will, and the philosophy of mind. The essays deal with such central topics as freedom of the will, moral responsibility, the concept of a person, the structure of the will, the nature of action, the constitution of the self, and [...]
One of the most influential of contemporary philosophers, Harry Frankfurt has made major contributions to the philosophy of action, moral psychology, and the study of Descartes. This collection of essays complements an earlier collection published by Cambridge, The Importance of What We Care About. [...]
One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the p[...]
This beautifully written book by one of the world's leading moral philosophers argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, self-love. Harry Fra[...]
In this classic work, best-selling author Harry Frankfurt provides a compelling analysis of the question that not only lies at the heart of Descartes' "Meditations", but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for t[...]
I denna mycket vackert skrivna bok hävdar Harry Frankfurt att nyckeln till ett fullkomligt liv är att helhjärtat sträva efter det man tycker om, att kärlek är den högsta formen av gillande och att den ädlaste formen av kärlek är, på ett lite komplicerat vis, kärleken till sig själv. Han[...]
Ett av de mest framträdande dragen i vår kultur är att det finns så mycket bullshit, skitprat. Alla vet det. Var och en av oss drar sitt strå till stacken. Men vi är böjda att ta denna situation för given. De flesta är ganska säkra på sin förmåga att känna igen skitprat och att undvika[...]