The End of Faith：Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

图书标准信息

• 作者 Sam Harris 著
• 出版社 W. W. Norton & Co.
• 出版时间 2005-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780393327656
• 定价 180.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 224页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thisimportantandtimelybookdeliversastartlinganalysisoftheclashoffaithandreasonintoday'sworld.Harrisoffersavividhistoricaltourofmankind'swillingnesstosuspendreasoninfavorofreligiousbeliefs,evenwhenthosebeliefsareusedtojustifyharmfulbehaviorandsometimes-heinouscrimes.Heassertsthatintheshadowofweaponsofmassdestruction,wecannolongertolerateviewsthatpitonetruegodagainstanother.Mostcontroversially,hearguesthatwecannotaffordmoderatelipservicetoreligion;anaccommodationthatonlyblindsustotherealperilsoffundamentalism.Whilewarningagainsttheencroachmentoforganizedreligionintoworldpolitics,Harrisalsodrawsonnewevidencefromneuroscienceandinsightsfromphilosophytoexplorespiritualityasabiological,brain-basedneed.Hecallsonustoinvokethatneedintakingasecularhumanisticapproachtosolvingtheproblemsofthisworld.

【作者简介】

SAMHARRISreceivedhisdegreeinphilosophyfromStanfordUniversity.Heisnowcompletinghisdoctorateinneuroscience.VisithisWebsiteatwww.samharris.org.