Harry Frankfurt
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May 29, 1929 Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
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Moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, free will, love, philosophy of action |
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Notable ideas
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Frankfurt counterexamples, higher-order volition, theory of bullshit |
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Harry Gordon Frankfurt (born May 29, 1929) is an American philosopher. He is professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, where he taught from 1990 until 2002, and previously taught at Yale University, Rockefeller University, and Ohio State University.
Harry Gordon Frankfurt was born on May 29, 1929, in Pennsylvania. He obtained his B.A. in 1949 and Ph.D. in 1954 from Johns Hopkins University.
He is professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University and has previously taught at Yale University, Rockefeller University, and Ohio State University.
His major areas of interest include moral philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, and 17th century rationalism. His 1986 paper On Bullshit, a philosophical investigation of the concept of "bullshit", was republished as a book in 2005 and became a surprise bestseller, leading to media appearances such as Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. In 2006 he released a companion book, On Truth, which explores society's loss of appreciation for truth.
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