The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason

Author

• Harris, Sam

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

United kingdom: The Free Press, 2006

Language

English

ISBN

9781471148415

Series

Subject(s)

• PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGIOUS
• SECULAR HUMANISM

Notes

. . Index: p.325-345

Abstract

In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers an analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs - even when these beliefs inspire the worst of human atrocities. Harris argues that in the presence of weapons of mass destruction we cannot expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, he argues that "moderation" in religion poses considerable dangers of its own, as the accomodation we have made to religious faith in our society now blinds us to the role that faith plays in perpetuating human conflict." "While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic."--Jacket

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

336 p.

Dimension

20 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

1. Reason in exile
2. The nature of belief
3. In the shadow of God
4. The problem with Islam
5. West of Eden
6. A science of good and evil
7. Experiments in consciousness

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