Author

Publication

2005 - W.W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

87,000 words, Guess

Page Count

348 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC200
  • LCCBL2775.3 .H37 2005
  • LCCBL2775.3.H37 2005
and 1 more
  • LCCBL2775.3 .H37 2004

Description

A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need, and invokes that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.

Subjects

Genres

  • Controversial literature

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Other Editions

  • The end of faith: religion, terror, and the future of reasonW.W. Norton & Co.2005-01-01

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