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 morality through science has now
become the primary justification for religious faith. In this
highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the
rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and
animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell
how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. In
his view, moral relativism is simply false - and comes at an
increasing cost to humanity. And the intrusions of religion into
the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as
there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra,
there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise
in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the
front lines of our 'culture wars', Harris delivers a game-changing
book about the future of science and about the real basis of human
cooperation.
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Great book
Tue, 7 May 2019 | Review
by: Greg S.
This is a very interesting take on the question of morality and where it comes from. Harris' arguments are sound and thought provoking.
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