3 ideas from Harry Frankfurt, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.
Harry Frankfurt imagined a device that would force you to pick option X if you ever tried to pick anything else, but you pick X on your own and the device never has to act. You're …
— Harry G. Frankfurt, Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility
A liar cares about the truth enough to hide it. Harry Frankfurt argued that a bullshitter is more dangerous: totally indifferent to whether what they say is true or false, focused …
— Harry Frankfurt, On Bullshit
Harry Frankfurt argued animals just act on whatever desire is strongest, but people can also want to want something different, like a smoker who craves a cigarette while wishing he…
— Harry Frankfurt, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person