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The Moral Landscape

How Science Can Determine Human Values

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The Moral Landscape

By: Sam Harris
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New York Times bestselling author 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 non-believing 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. Ethics Ethics & Morality History & Philosophy Philosophy Religious Studies Science Sociology Agnostic Health
Clear Argumentation • Thought-provoking Ideas • Author's Passionate Delivery • Scientific Approach • Compelling Evidence

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Brilliantly written, brilliantly delivered, this book will become as relevant as the works of Kant, Descartes or Rousseau some day. Life-changing.

It will soon become a sociology classic

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One really annoying thing was the 's' or 'sh' sound whenever he spoke. It sounded like a really loud whistle and was very annoying. Other than that a great read.

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So amazingly fantastic, Harris is dedicated to the truth and finding the best path to human wellbeing.

Wow. Should be mandatory reading.

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Great book and very well written. The topics considered within the book are very well thought out and the examples provided are clear and concise...

Everyone should consider this book...

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Awesome argument against absolute moral and cultural relativism. And the idea you can get an ought from an is. exceptional arguments! loved it

groundbreaking

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Some of it is hard to hear but nonetheless important and impactful. I'll continue reading Sam's work.

Thought provoking as always.

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I felt that this book posed some very interesting questions and made a powerful case for a change of attitude in this field. Interesting, thought provoking and brave, challenging the current thinking.

Important discussion

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An amazing read. This read challenged my previously held beliefs in a logical way that made it hard for me to see any way but the way presented. A stellar investigation of one of the most perplexing human black boxes.

Perfectly mind altering

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As one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism", Sam Harris gets hated on a lot. If you can't take some straightforward, pull-no-punches criticism of religion, you'll probably have some trouble listening to this. Nevertheless, he does a masterful job of outlining a method by which humanity can arrive at an objective measure of morality and human values through science. He admits that some questions are hard--even inanswerable--but his airtight logic demonstrates why science may just be the only objective guide for determining what values are worth promoting and what constitutes morality.

The author reads the book himself, and his tone is very conserved, conversational, and logical.

Science _can_ tell us how to live a good life.

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What would you get if you mixed the compassion of an enlightened eastern mystic with the incisive reasoning of a neuroscientist?

This book.

Sam has a way of putting things that make them seem clear and incontrovertible. He gently disintegrates the counter arguments that once seemed almost plausible if only because of their ubiquity.

This book is a well founded, well intentioned and well executed attempt at remaining rational, factual, and scientific. It succeeds!

If I had read the manuscript and could have offered advice I would have suggested that Sam point out the ramifications for us if we fail to adopt a rational model for ethical reasoning. It isn't an exaggeration to say that all life on earth could be extinguished in what amounts to a delusional cult reacting to voodoo warnings of an imaginary enemy. By definition the only differences are that cults are newer and have fewer adherents, delusion excludes religious believe, and instead of spells, people use prayers.

I think you should read this book if you are on the fence. It will likely knock you off onto the correct side.

I love Sam and I think he is doing great work. This book is no exception. Buy it.

Intensely rational. Classic Sam Harris.

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