It’s All Bullshit: The Common Ground between Pseudoscience and Pseudophilosophy by Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci explores the common thread between pseudoscience and pseudophilosophy: "bullshit," as defined by philosopher Harry Frankfurt. Pigliucci argues that both disciplines involve epistemic failures, where truth and evidence are disregarded in favor of pretension, with pseudoscience mimicking scientific rigor and pseudophilosophy offering false intellectual depth. He emphasizes the role of skeptics in combating such misinformation, invoking figures like Cicero and William Clifford to highlight the moral responsibility of rejecting unfounded claims. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/its-all-bullshit-the-common-ground-between-pseudoscience-and-pseudophilosophy/ About the Author: Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His books include Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (Chicago Press) and Philosophy of Pseudoscience (coedited with Maarten Boudry, Chicago Press). More by Massimo at http://massimopigliucci.blog/. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.