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Sep 13, 2011 · Along with gene expression and activity in certain brain regions, The Moral Landscape enlightens you on how even evolution plays in determining moral values. Harris posits that we are not evolutionarily adapted for our society - we are not selected to become better government officials or shopkeepers.
- Sam Harris
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The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values is a 2010 book by Sam Harris, in which he promotes a science of morality and argues that many thinkers have long confused the relationship between morality, facts, and science. He aims to carve a third path between secularists who say morality is subjective ( moral relativists) and ...
- Sam Harris
- 2010
Oct 5, 2010 · The Moral Landscape. : Sam Harris. Simon and Schuster, Oct 5, 2010 - Science - 322 pages. New York Times Bestseller: “Makes a powerful case for a morality that is based on human flourishing...
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Harris urges us to think about morality in terms of human and animal well-being, viewing the experiences of conscious creatures as peaks and valleys on a “moral landscape.”
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris. Bill Meacham finds Sam Harris’s book intriguing but frustrating. In this book, Sam Harris, a noted New Atheist, asks us to consider two lives: Life A: Imagine that you are an illiterate and homeless African woman whose husband has disappeared.
Sep 13, 2011 · 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...
Jun 11, 2022 · English. 291 pages ; 24 cm. Bestselling author Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-279) and index. Introduction: The moral landscape -- Moral truth -- Good and evil -- Belief -- Religion -- The future of happiness.
