Sam Harris
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| - | '''Sam Harris''' (born 1967) is an American [[author]], [[neuroscientist]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Project Reason]]. | ||
| - | ==Books== | + | '''Samuel Benjamin Harris''' (born April 9, 1967) is an American author, philosopher<!--Discuss before removing!-->, [[neuroscientist]], blogger and podcast host. He is a [[criticism of religion|critic of religion]] and proponent of the liberty to criticize religion. He is concerned with matters that touch on spirituality, [[morality]], [[neuroscience]], [[free will]] and terrorism. He is described as one of the "[[New Atheism#The .22Four Horsemen.22|Four Horsemen]] of [[New Atheism]]", with [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Christopher Hitchens]] and [[Daniel Dennett]]. |
| - | * ''[[The End of Faith]]'' (2004). ISBN 0-393-03515-8 | + | |
| - | * ''[[Letter to a Christian Nation]]'' (2006). ISBN 0-307-26577-3 | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values]]'' (2010). ISBN 978-1-4391-7121-9 | + | |
| + | Harris's first book ''[[The End of Faith]]'' (2004) won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. In ''[[The Moral Landscape]]'' (2010), he argues that science answers [[Morality|moral problems]] and can aid [[Quality of life|human well-being]]. He published a long-form essay ''[[Lying (book)|Lying]]'' in 2011, the short book ''[[Free Will (book)|Free Will]]'' in 2012, ''[[Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion]]'' in 2014 and, with British writer [[Maajid Nawaz]], ''[[Islam and the Future of Tolerance|Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue]]'' in 2015. Harris is a proponent of secular meditation practices. | ||
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| + | ==Books== | ||
| + | * ''[[The End of Faith]]: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' (2004). {{ISBN|0-393-03515-8}} | ||
| + | * ''[[Letter to a Christian Nation]]'' (2006). {{ISBN|0-307-26577-3}} | ||
| + | * ''[[The Moral Landscape]]: How Science Can Determine Human Values'' (2010). {{ISBN|978-1-4391-7121-9}} | ||
| + | * ''[[Lying (book)|Lying]]'' (2011) {{ISBN|978-1940051000}} | ||
| + | * ''[[Free Will (book)|Free Will]]'' (2012). {{ISBN|978-1451683400}} | ||
| + | * ''[[Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion]]'' (2014) {{ISBN|978-1451636017}} | ||
| + | * ''[[Islam and the Future of Tolerance]]'' (2015) {{ISBN|978-0674088702}} | ||
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Samuel Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, blogger and podcast host. He is a critic of religion and proponent of the liberty to criticize religion. He is concerned with matters that touch on spirituality, morality, neuroscience, free will and terrorism. He is described as one of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism", with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.
Harris's first book The End of Faith (2004) won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. In The Moral Landscape (2010), he argues that science answers moral problems and can aid human well-being. He published a long-form essay Lying in 2011, the short book Free Will in 2012, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion in 2014 and, with British writer Maajid Nawaz, Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue in 2015. Harris is a proponent of secular meditation practices.
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- The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (2004). Template:ISBN
- Letter to a Christian Nation (2006). Template:ISBN
- The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values (2010). Template:ISBN
- Lying (2011) Template:ISBN
- Free Will (2012). Template:ISBN
- Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (2014) Template:ISBN
- Islam and the Future of Tolerance (2015) Template:ISBN
