| The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason Contributor(s): Harris, Sam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393327655 ISBN-13: 9780393327656 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Freedom - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Psychology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 200 |
| LCCN: 2006273725 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.56" W x 8.32" (0.68 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs--even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. 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. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harris, Sam: - Sam Harris is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University. |