Harry Frankfurt

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Harry Frankfurt was an influential American philosopher best known for his work on free will, moral responsibility, and the concept of "bullshit" in philosophical analysis.

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instanceOf American philosopher
human
philosopher
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-05-29
dateOfDeath 2023-07-16
doctoralAdvisor Roderick Chisholm
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
employer Ohio State University
Princeton University
Rockefeller University
The City College of New York
Yale University
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Frankfurt
linked to: Frankfurt am Main
fieldOfWork ethics
free will
metaphysics
moral philosophy
moral responsibility
philosophy
philosophy of action
philosophy of language
philosophy of mind
givenName Harry
language English
mainInterest free will
love
moral responsibility
personal autonomy
practical reason
notableIdea Frankfurt cases
concept of bullshit as distinct from lying
hierarchical model of the will
second-order desires
notableWork Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility
Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person
Necessity and Desire
On Bullshit
On Inequality
On Truth
Taking Ourselves Seriously and Getting It Right
The Importance of What We Care About
The Reasons of Love
placeOfBirth Langhorne, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California
positionHeld Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Princeton University
Professor of Philosophy
sexOrGender male

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Cartesian circle discussedBy Harry Frankfurt
libertarian free will hasCritic Harry Frankfurt