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The Wrong of Bullshit

Thorian R. HarrisDepartment of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 413-424 | Received 24 Jun 2022, Accepted 03 Oct 2023, Published online: 27 Oct 2023

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