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Nov 18, 2014 · In The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Sam Harris presents a case for basing moral principles on scientific investigation. He highlights some of the limits of traditional religious dogmas.
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Oct 5, 2010 · 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,...
Mar 24, 2020 · 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 this explosive new book, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge.
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Oct 5, 2010 · The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. Hardcover – October 5, 2010. by Sam Harris (Author) 4.5 1,925 ratings. See all formats and editions. Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion.
Jun 11, 2022 · 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. Access-restricted-item.
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Values, therefore, translate into facts that can be scientifically understood: regarding positive and negative social emotions, retributive impulses, the effects of specific laws and social institutions on human relationships, the neurophysiology of happiness and
