The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
$22.94
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2012
Summary
An explosive book that calls for an end to religion’s monopoly on morality, by the bestselling author of The End of Faith.
Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people—from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists—agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552776387 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552776386 |
| Author: | Sam Harris |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Black Swan |
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I was one of those who had unthinkingly bought into the hectoring myth that science can say nothing about morals. To my surprise, The Moral Landscape has changed all that for me… As for religion, and the preposterous idea that we need God to be good, nobody wields a sharper bayonet than Sam Harris – Richard Dawkins
Sam Harris breathes intellectual fire into an ancient debate. Reading this thrilling, audacious book, you feel the ground shifting beneath your feet. Reason has never had a more passionate advocate – Ian McEwan
A tremendously appealing vision, and one that no thinking person can afford to ignore – Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor of Psychology
Readers are bound to come away with previously firm convictions about the world challenged, and a vital new awareness about the nature and value of science and reason in our lives – Lawrence M. Krauss, Professor at Arizona State University
This is an inspiring book – John Lloyd * The Financial Times *
About The Author
Sam Harris
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. His writing has appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Times, Nature and in many other journals. He holds a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He is a co-founder of Project Reason.
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