Harry Frankfurt 1929 – 2023
Harry Frankfurt (1929 – 2023) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Harry Frankfurt was an American moral philosopher, professor emeritus at Princeton University, and one of the most influential analytic theorists of the will. Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person introduced the now-classical distinction between first-order and second-order desires, in which a person is the kind of agent who can want to want differently than she does. The Reasons of Love defended love as the structure of a wholehearted will, while his short essay On Bullshit became an unexpected best-seller for its precise philosophical analysis of indifference to truth.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Harry Frankfurt:
“A person is one who can will to will differently than she does.”
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Attributed to Harry Frankfurt:
“Love consists in the disinterested concern for the good of the beloved.”
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Attributed to Harry Frankfurt:
“Bullshit is speech that is unconcerned with truth.”
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Attributed to Harry Frankfurt:
“What we do is shaped less by our desires than by what we care about.”
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Attributed to Harry Frankfurt:
“Wholeheartedness is the highest form of freedom.”
Frequently asked about Harry Frankfurt
- When did Harry Frankfurt live?
- Harry Frankfurt was born in 1929 and died in 2023.
- Where was Harry Frankfurt from?
- Harry Frankfurt was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Harry Frankfurt associated with?
- Harry Frankfurt was associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What was Harry Frankfurt known for?
- Harry Frankfurt was an American moral philosopher, professor emeritus at Princeton University, and one of the most influential analytic theorists of the will.
- How many quotes are attributed to Harry Frankfurt?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from Harry Frankfurt in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.