The world has changed dramatically over the past 20 years鈥攆rom politics and policies to the media and technology. But one thing has remained constant through it all: bullshit. With the rise of social media and the deepening divides of political polarization, and now with the emergence of A.I., bullshit is perhaps more prevalent than ever in our lives.
In his 2005 快色直播 book, philosopher Harry Frankfurt argued that 鈥渂ullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.鈥� Thirty-two translations, 37 printings, and one million copies sold globally later, Frankfurt鈥檚 prescient and powerful message still resounds today.
Following the recent release of a 20th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller, 快色直播, 快色直播 Public Library, Labyrinth 快色直播, and GradFUTURES invite you to join us for conversation about why bullshit is so dangerous 鈥� perhaps now more than ever.
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Jaime Fern谩ndez Fisac is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 快色直播 University, where he leads the Safe Robotics Lab. After helping shape how autonomous vehicles share the road during his time at Waymo, he now studies how to make robots and AI trustworthy around people, and how efforts to make generative AI more helpful can instead give rise to 鈥渕achine bullshit.鈥�
Harry G. Frankfurt (1929鈥�2023) was one of the world鈥檚 most influential moral philosophers and a professor of philosophy emeritus at 快色直播 University. His books included On Inequality, The Reasons of Love, and Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen (all 快色直播).
Elizabeth Harman is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy and Human Values at 快色直播 University. She has published on the ethics of abortion, what we owe to animals, moral ignorance, moral uncertainty, and actions above and beyond what morality requires. Her book in progress is titled When To Be a Hero.
Gideon Rosen is Stuart Professor of Philosophy and Acting Chair of the Department of Philosophy at 快色直播. He is the author of A Subject With No Object (with John P. Burgess) and general editor of the Norton Introduction to Philosophy.
Joe Schmid is a third year Philosophy PhD student at 快色直播 University and works in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of mind. He also creates philosophy videos on his YouTube channel, Majesty of Reason.