On reality

A great question in philosophy: Can we really tell the difference between true and false?

Also, why is it so important to care about authenticity?

Frankfurt, the master of philosophy, answered us by quoting Spinoza:

People can't help but love the truth. Those who ignore reality are those who ignore their own lives.

After proposing nonsense , bullshit, and false theories in his last best-selling book , On Bullshit , Harry G. Frankfurt begins to deal with something more important: truth.

In "On Reality," Frankfurt explores issues that "Fart" left unexplored. In the previous book, the author mentioned that some philosophers or public figures do not recognize "true" and "false" as meaningful categories at all. They only care about whether what they say can effectively manipulate the attitudes and opinions of others. There are also many people who only use the truth when absolutely necessary, and the rest of the time always use substitutes for the truth to sell their opinions and ideas. If this culture continues, people will gradually lose concern for the true "value and importance." An "infectious disease" that ignores the truth will appear among public figures and politicians, causing great harm to society. This is why the author believes that bullshit is more harmful to human society than lying.

However, in the previous book, the author did not talk about "why not caring about the truth" is so harmful to our society? Therefore, the author deals with the following questions in this book: Why is truth really important, and what exactly makes truth so important? The author truly talks about the importance of truth to us step by step from the perspective of instrumental value, social significance, and the essence of existence. He said that truth is indispensable for people to live in accordance with their nature.

Although this book is short, the content is unimaginably rich and thought-provoking. It is an excellent introductory book to philosophy. It also allows us to reflect on the impact of postmodernism on people and the world, and makes us think again about why we care. reality.