Sam Harris

From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Faith" comes a new, hard-hitting, and impassioned book that continues Harriss fight against the rigid adherence to Christian religious literalism that is altering the face of this nation. Humanity has had a long fascination with blood sacrifice. In fact, it has been by no means uncommon for a child to be born into this world only to be patiently and lovingly reared by religious maniacs, who believe that the best way to keep the sun on its course or to ensure a rich harvest is to lead him by tender hand into a field or to a mountaintop and bury, butcher, or burn him alive as offering to an invisible God. The notion that Jesus Christ died for our sins and that his death constitutes a successful propitiation of a "loving" God is a direct and undisguised inheritance of the superstitious bloodletting that has plagued bewildered people throughout history.

Votre guide pour une pratique spirituelle rationnelle validée par les neurosciencesEt si la spiritualité devenait enfin une science de lesprit ? Dans cet essai percutant et provocant, Sam Harris nous montre que le chemin spirituel, lexperience que la conscience peut transcender lego, correspond bien a une possibilite de lesprit humain, confirmee par les neurosciences. Mais pour decouvrir cette dimension ouverte de lesprit, encore faut-il se degager des superstitions religieuses qui sont venues le voiler et cest ce que Harris cherche a faire : separer la spiritualite de la religion. A la fois recueil de souvenirs (Harris nous raconte ses rencontres avec certains des plus grands maitres spirituels du xxe siecle), enquete sur la nature de la conscience, reflexion philosophique sur lenigme du moi, guide de pleine conscience, exploration des etats modifies de conscience, cet essai est riche dintelligence et de profondeur.Voici peut-etre le livre de spiritualite que le xxie appelait de ses vux, car il montre comment accomplir les plus profondes verites des mystiques dOrient comme dOccident tout en gardant lapproche rationnelle la plus rigoureuse. Aucun autre livre ne marie avec autant de force et de clarte la sagesse contemplative et la science moderne ; et aucun autre auteur que Sam Harris, a la fois philosophe, scientifique et sceptique, ne pouvait lecrire." Pour une spiritualite sans religion est un livre rigoureux, clair et intelligent, qui vous conduira a letat sans moi qui est votre vraie nature. " Stephen Mitchell" Sam Harris nous rappelle que leveil ne depend pas de croyances religieuses. Avec sa maniere habituelle de mener clairement des investigations, il donne une methodologie rationnelle pour explorer la nature de la conscience. Pour une spiritualite sans religion nous aide vraiment a nous eveiller. " Joseph Goldstein

For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harriss new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From bestselling author, neuroscientist, and new atheist Sam Harris, Waking Up is for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Throughout the book, Harris argues that there are important truths to be found in the experiences of such contemplativesand, therefore, that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow.Waking Up is part seekers memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way, and no author other than Sam Harrisa scientist, philosopher, and famous scepticcould write it.

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Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations Sam Harris Neuroscientist philosopher podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris has been exploring some of the greatest questions concerning the human mind society and the events that shape our world Harris s search for deeper understanding of how we think has led him to engage and exchange with some of our most brilliant and controversial contemporary minds Daniel Kahneman Robert Sapolsky Anil Seth and Max Tegmark in order to unpack and clarify ideas of consciousness free will extremism and ethical living For Harris honest conversation no matter how difficult or contentious represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress Featuring eleven conversations from the hit podcast these electric exchanges fuse wisdom with rigorous interrogation to shine a light on what it means to make sense of our world today I don t have many can t miss podcasts but Making Sense is right at the top of that short list Stephen Fry Sam Harris is the most intellectually courageous man I know Richard Dawkins

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harriss latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experiences of such figures as Jesus, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history. Throughout this book, Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow, and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives.Waking Up is part memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way, and no author other than Sam Harrisa scientist, philosopher, and famous skepticcould write it.

SINOPSIS DEL LIBRO ORIGINAL: "Despertar" es una obra especialmente dedicada a todas las personas que no profesan ninguna religión, pero que reconocen en las vidas de Jesús, Buda, Lao Tsé, Rumi y otros personajes de la historia, verdades realmente profundas. Su autor, San Harris, que es un critico agudo de las religiones institucionalizadas, desarrolla una teoria que sostiene que para entender la realidad existen mas herramientas de las que la ciencia y la cultura laica nos ofrecen, y que la religion nada aporta. Destaca el presente como el momento en que se juega la calidad de nuestra vida, por lo que enfatiza la importancia de atender al "ahora" y de la atencion plena. "Despertar" es una muy interesante y audaz investigacion acerca de los fundamentos cientificos de la espiritualidad, y logra una asociacion innovadora entre la actitud contemplativa de la vida y la ciencia moderna.

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Nick Bostrom about the problem of existential risk. They discuss public goods, moral illusions, the asymmetry between happiness and suffering, utilitarianism, "the vulnerable world hypothesis," the history of nuclear deterrence, the possible need for "turnkey totalitarianism," whether were living in a computer simulation, the Doomsday Argument, the implications of extraterrestrial life, and other topics.Nick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence. He is Professor at Oxford University, where he leads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller.Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topicsneuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationalitybut generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harriss work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere.Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

In a collection of personal essays that are both rip-roaringly funny and sentimental, drawing natural (and justified) comparisons to David Sedaris and David Rakoff (Esquire), longtime recording artist and actor Sam Harris recounts stories of friendship, love, celebrity, and growing up and getting sober.In sixteen brilliantly observed true stories, Sam Harris emerges as a natural humorist in league with David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler, Carrie Fisher, and Steve Martin, but with a voice uniquely his own. Praised by the Chicago Sun-Times for his manic, witty commentary, and with a storytelling talent The New York Times calls New Yorker worthy, he puts a comedic spin on full-disclosure episodes from his own colorful life. In I Feel, You Feel he opens for Aretha Franklin during a blizzard. Promises is a front-row account of Liza Minnellis infamous wedding to the man whose name shall go unmentioned. In The Zoo Story Harris desperately searches for a common bond with his rough-and-tumble four-year-old son.What better place to find painfully funny material than in growing up gay, gifted, and ambitious in the heart of the Bible belt? And thats just the first cut: From partying to parenting, from Sunday school to getting sober, these slices of Ham will have you laughing and wiping away salty tears in equal measure with their universal and down-to-earth appeal. After all, theres a little ham in all of us.

"Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations." Sam HarrisNeuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris, has been exploring some of the greatest questions concerning the human mind, society, and the events that shape our world.Harriss search for deeper understanding of how we think has led him to engage and exchange with some of our most brilliant and controversial contemporary minds - Daniel Kahneman, Robert Sapolsky, Anil Seth and Max Tegmark - in order to unpack and clarify ideas of consciousness, free will, extremism, and ethical living.For Harris, honest conversation, no matter how difficult or contentious, represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress.Featuring eleven conversations from the hit podcast, these electric exchanges fuse wisdom with rigorous interrogation to shine a light on what it means to make sense of our world today.I dont have many cant miss podcasts, but Making Sense is right at the top of that short list. - Stephen FrySam Harris is the most intellectually courageous man I know. - Richard Dawkins

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harriss first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most peoplefrom religious fundamentalists to non-believing scientistsagree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith.In this highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. In his view, moral relativism is simply falseand comes at an increasing cost to humanity. And the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra, there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the front lines of our culture wars, Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science and about the real basis of human cooperation.

Featuring the controversial bestselling author of The God Delusion with a foreword by Stephen Fry_________________"Do you believe in God?"_________________What readers are saying:***** Awe inspiring . . . I read it in almost one sitting.***** Thought provoking . . . fascinating.***** An excellent read. Short, insightful and to the point._________________Known as the four horsemen of New Atheism, these four thinkers of the twenty-first century met only once. Their electrifying examination of ideas on this remarkable occasion was intense and wide-ranging. Questions they asked of each other included: Is it ever possible to win a war of ideas?Is spirituality the preserve of the religious?Is it acceptable to criticize someones belief? Can you argue someone out of their faith? Can you reform a religion to make it acceptable?The dialogue was recorded, and is now transcribed and presented here with new introductions from the surviving three horsemen. Essential reading for anyone interested in exploring the tensions between faith and reason.

Sam Harriss first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people - from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists - agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith.In this highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. In his view, moral relativism is simply false - and comes at an increasing cost to humanity. And the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra, there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the front lines of our culture wars, Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science and about the real basis of human cooperation.

An extraordinary book . . . It will shake up your most fundamental beliefs about everyday experience, and it just might change your life. Paul Bloom___For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harriss new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. Throughout the book, Harris argues that there are important truths to be found in the experience of contemplatives such as Jesus, Buddha and other saints and sages of history-and, therefore, that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow.Waking Up is part seekers memoir and part exploration of the scientific underpinnings of spirituality. No other book marries contemplative wisdom and modern science in this way, and no author other than Sam Harris-a scientist, philosopher, and famous sceptic-could write it. ___A demanding, illusion-shattering book. Kirkus ReviewsA pleasure to read. Huffington Post

Um olhar racional sobre como funcionam os mecanismos da meditação e os benefícios que ela pode nos trazer.Além de filósofo da moral e célebre ateísta, Sam Harris é um praticante entusiasmado de medit

A New York Times New and Noteworthy BookFrom the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, an adaptation of his wildly popular, often controversial podcastCivilization rests on a series of successful conversations. Sam HarrisSam Harrisneuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling authorhas been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense. With over one million downloads per episode, these discussions have clearly hit a nerve, frequently walking a tightrope where either host or guestand sometimes bothlose their footing, but always in search of a greater understanding of the world in which we live. For Harris, honest and rational conversation, no matter how difficult or controversial, represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress.This book includes a dozen of the best conversations from Making Sense, including talks with Daniel Kahneman, Timothy Snyder, Nick Bostrom, and Glenn Loury, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness, free will, and artificial intelligence, to politics and extremism, to living ethically. Together they shine a light on what it means to make sense in the modern world.How do we navigate the most complex and divisive issues of our time?Philosophy of Mind: Explore the hard problem of consciousness and the nature of the self with thinkers like David Chalmers and Anil Seth. The Illusion of Free Will: Challenge your deepest intuitions about choice and responsibility in a conversation that unpacks the scientific case against free will. Existential Risk: Confront the future of humanity with Nick Bostrom, discussing the perils of superintelligence and other threats to our long-term survival. Reason and Public Discourse: Join conversations with figures like Timothy Snyder and Glenn Loury that test the limits of civil dialogue on politics, tribalism, and extremism.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, brilliant and witty (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free willand the implications that it is an illusion.A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, moralityas well as feelings of remorse or personal achievementwithout first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion.In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that this truth about the human mind does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom, but it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.

"A hard-hitting polemic against religious fundamentalism" - Foreword by Richard Dawkins Thousands of people have written to tell me that I am wrong not to believe in God. The most hostile of these communications have come from Christians. This is ironic, as Christians generally imagine that no faith imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their own. The truth is that many who claim to be transformed by Christs love are deeply, even murderously, intolerant of criticism. While we may want to ascribe this to human nature, it is clear that such hatred draws considerable support from the Bible. How do I know this? The most disturbed of my correspondents always cite chapter and verse.So begins Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harriss hard-hitting rebuttal of religious fundamentalism and blind belief . With deceptively simple arguments, he demolishes the myths on which Christianity was built, challenges believers to open their eyes to the contradictions of their faith and warns us of the dangers of Americas ever increasing unification of Church and State.Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestseller The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason and winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-fiction. He is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University and is now completing a doctorate in neuroscience. He lives in New York.