How long does it take to read On Bullshit?
Harry G. Frankfurt
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt takes about 1 hour 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 28 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 80 pages, about 22,000 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A moral philosopher tries to nail down bullshit by distinguishing it from related concepts such as lying and humbug.
Subjects: Truthfulness and falsehood, American wit and humor, Linguistics, Deception, Lüge, Unwahrheit
