Working in a World of BS

Overview & Shownotes

We’ve all experienced some level of bullshit on the job. You might have even experienced a co-worker or boss explaining to you that bullshit is just the cost of doing business. But as Andy explains, bullshit is an issue that deserves to be taken seriously. On today’s episode of Getting Ethics to Work, Andy and Kate discuss bullshit and its relationship to truth. On this episode and every episode, we dig into the complicated moral issues people face in the workplace.

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Shownotes

• On Bullshit   by Harry Frankfurt
• Forbes article, “Are People Who BS A Lot, More Vulnerable To BS Themselves?” Christian B. Miller
• A deep dive into Socrates’ theory of wisdom

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