The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason

著者

• Harris, Sam

書誌事項

The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason

Sam Harris

Free Press, 2006, c2004

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-321) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour 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. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion -- an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organised religion into 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 invoke that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC0809803X
• ISBN:
  • 9780743268097
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: 336 p.
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 分類:
  • DC22 : 200
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Religion -- Controversial literature
  • LCSH : Terrorism -- Religious aspects
  • LCSH : Psychology, Religious
  • LCSH : Secular humanism