The Moral Landscape

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• Love Begins at the Nerve Endings

  The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Sam Harris, Transworld 2011 In a line perhaps meant to come off as piercing insight, but instead just sounds insipid, Giles Fraser declared that ’it is not so much that I disagree with Harr ... (read full critics)

  3ammagazine published on Tue, 26 Apr 2011

• The Moral Landscape

  The Moral Landscape, by Sam Harris, Bantam Press, RRP£13.99, 291 pages Sam Harris thinks we can be moral scientifically. We need, he says, to construct a new discipline: a “science of human flourishing”. By understanding the brain more fully – Harris ... (read full critics)

  ft published on Mon, 11 Apr 2011

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  Important Book - A Must Read

  Once again, I must say that Sam Harris is my hero. He is a brave measured voice of reason urging humanity toward a better future. The point of this book is not to convince religious people of his views. It is instead directed at secular people. More than anything, Harris is trying to start a dialogu ... (continue)

  Once again, I must say that Sam Harris is my hero. He is a brave measured voice of reason urging humanity toward a better future. The point of this book is not to convince religious people of his views. It is instead directed at secular people. More than anything, Harris is trying to start a dialogue on human values and morality. He calls for a real, open discussion on unquestionably the most important issue facing humanity: How do we create a world in which can make people as well-off as possible? Harris clearly and effectively refutes his detractors and discusses how the science and rational thinking can help us structure a society in which we maximize human well-being. A must read, whether you are a skeptic or a supporter.

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  audioreader said on Nov 29, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  I agree in principle - but that's it: a principle.
  The book is a long long long sequence of "it can be done: you'll see". Not much else in there...

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  Yggdrasil said on Sep 18, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Interesting idea.. missed opportunity

  Interesting premises, but then the authors kind of loses the path along the way. The central part of the book is boring and
  not very convincing. Looks more like a position paper (chapter 1 and 5) that has been made into a book by adding three chapters that, unfortunately, are not exactly what you ... (continue)

  Interesting premises, but then the authors kind of loses the path along the way. The central part of the book is boring and
  not very convincing. Looks more like a position paper (chapter 1 and 5) that has been made into a book by adding three chapters that, unfortunately, are not exactly what you would expect to find there.

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  Dvd said on Jul 25, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 304 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1439171211
• ISBN-13: 9781439171219
• Publisher: Free Press
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2010
• Also available as: eBook

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