Essay addresses philosophical concepts in Baggini and Ferry's works: Atheism: A Very Short Introduction and A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
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The first task of philosophical theory, according to Luc Ferry, is to find one’s place in the world. To find one’s place in the world is also a search for truth, which is the purpose of philosophy (Ferry 19). Bullshit is basically hiding the truth. To bullshit is to speak about the world without really knowing the truth of things. Bullshit conflicts with Luc Ferry’s definitions of philosophy because philosophy concerns getting at the truth of things. For example, if a person gets a new computer and pretends they know everything about it that is bullshit. To be philosophical about a new computer is to be curious about how it works. This is philosophy....
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