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End of Faith, The (MP3) - 2006 [Audio Book] |
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The End of Faith
by Sam Harris
read by Brian Emerson
Unabridged
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Winner of the 2005 PEN Award for nonfiction
This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. 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.
He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another, the real peril of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion upon world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to take a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.
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“Will strike a chord with anyone who has ever pondered the irrationality of religious faith and its cruel, murderous consequences.”—Economist
“[Harris] writes with such verve and frequent insight that even skeptical readers will find it hard to put down.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“An important book, on a topic that...should not be shielded from the crucible of human reason.”—New York Times Book Review
SAM HARRIS is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. He is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University and has studied both Eastern and Western religious traditions, along with a variety of contemplative disciplines, for twenty years. Mr. Harris is now completing a doctorate in neuroscience.
He and his work have been discussed in Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, Der Spiegel, The Globe and Mail, New Scientist, Wired, SEED Magazine, and many other journals.
The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for nonfiction. Several foreign editions are in press. Mr. Harris makes regular appearances on television and radio to discuss the danger that religion now poses to modern societies. His essays have appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He blogs for the Washington Post/Newsweek website: On Faith. |
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End of Faith, The (MP3) Audio Book Details |
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Unabridged |
Year : |
2006 |
Playtime : |
570 Minutes |
Lang : |
English |
Release : |
Blackstone AudioBooks |
Genre : |
More New Releases*, Philosophy |
Rating : |
NR - Not Rated |
Category : |
AudioBooks |
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