The end of faith
Subtitle: religion, terror, and the future of reason
By: Sam Harris
Edition: 1st Norton pbk.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780393327656
Subjects: Religion -- Controversial literature.; Terrorism -- Religious aspects.; Psychology, Religious.; Secular humanism.; Religion -- Ouvrages de controverse.; Terrorisme -- Aspect religieux.; Psychologie religieuse.; Humanisme laïque.; Croyance religieuse; Fanatisme; Foi; Raison; Religion
Genres: Controversial literature.; Ouvrages de controverse.
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.
Notes: "With a new afterword"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-331) and index.
Table of contents: title: Reason in exile; title: The nature of belief; title: In the shadow of God; title: The problem with Islam; title: West of Eden; title: A science of good and evil; title: Experiments in consciousness.