books by Harry G. Frankfurt

books by Harry G. Frankfurt

books:

Harry G. Frankfurt

Harry G. Frankfurt

Princeton University Press, 2006

characteristically rich
This is essentially a book on the nature of practical reason. Frankfurt's central claim is that "the origins of normativity do not lie... either in the transient incitements of personal feeling and desire [as some Humeans would have it], or in the severely anonymous ...

On Truth

Harry G. Frankfurt

Knopf, 2006

Truth matters
A followup essay by the author of On Bullshit, this one addresses truth from the same "philosophical fireside chat" approach. Frankfurt explains the benefits of truth, both in the form of particular statements of fact about reality, and in the form of Truth as a ...

Taking Ourselves Seriously and Getting It Right

Harry G. Frankfurt

Stanford University Press, 2006

Fantastic book, great buy
As far as the book's content is concerned, I knew what to expect. Frankfurt has long been one of the most rigorous, insightful, and engaging philosophers anywhere in contemporary philosophy. This is a great book for anyone interested in philosophy, whether continental ...

On Bullshit: sobre la manipulacion de la verdad (Spanish Edition)

Harry G. Frankfurt

Ediciones Paidos Iberica, 2006

Book Review
I did not read this book because I returned it, and I do not think my account was credited for the return.

The Importance of What We Care About: Philosophical Essays

Harry G. Frankfurt

Cambridge University Press, 1988

Best short philosophy book of the 1980s
This book collects Frankfurt's most important essays from 1969 - 1988. It begins with "Alternative Possibilities and Moral Responsibility," the most important essay on the conditions of moral responsibility in the second half of the twentieth-century. This essay ...

Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen: The Defense of Reason in Descartes's "Meditations"
Harry G. Frankfurt

Princeton University Press, 2007

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's Meditations , but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for the truth of our beliefs? Demons, Dreamers, and ...

On Bullshit

Harry G. Frankfurt

Princeton University Press, 2005

Reference guide to business ethics
Quirky and very small (67 pages in a pocket-sized hardback format), this purports to be an academic consideration of the meaning of the titular word. And in fact it does give serious thought to the distinction between lying and BS-ing. Intriguing is the best review ...

Necessity, Volition, and Love
Harry G. Frankfurt

Cambridge University Press, 1998

This collection of essays complements a successful earlier collection published by Cambridge University Press, The Importance of What We Care About. Some of the essays develop lines of thought found in the earlier volume. They deal in general with foundational metaphysical and epistemological issues concerning Descartes, moral philosophy, and ...