About this time last year I read a book titled On Bullsh*t. I found its argument so insightful and challenging that I posted a short reflection on the book. I quickly found out that a small minority of vocal Christians felt obligated to rebuke me for reading a book with “bullsh*t” in the title. Indeed, no other article on my site has ever spurred so much controversy. Frankfurt has now written a sequel, which he admits is better viewed as a prequel – a prolegomena, of sorts. When writing On Bullsh*t, he assumed that most readers would agree that indifference to truth is reprehensible (and thus, so is bullsh*t). Consequently, he omitted any explanation “of exactly why truth actually is so important to us, or why we should especially care about it” (5). Ultimately, he argues that our belief in an objective, external reality connects us to the reality of other personalities. If we lose this, we are left with only our own subjectivity. We are left alone. So, ultimately, our belief in truths and in the truth connects us to a much larger world. For my extended overview, click HERE!
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