Sam Harris (born 1967) is an American non-fiction writer, philosopher and neuroscientist. He is the author of The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason (2004), which won the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award, and Letter to a Christian Nation (2006), a rejoinder to the criticism his first book attracted. His new book, The Moral Landscape, explores how science might determine human values.
After coming under intense criticism in response to his attacks on dogmatic religious belief, Harris is cautious about revealing details of his personal life and history. He has said that he was raised by a Jewish mother and a Quaker father, and he told Newsweek that as a child, he "declined to be bar mitzvahed." He attended Stanford University as an English major, but dropped out of school following a life-altering experience with MDMA. During this period he studied Buddhism and meditation, and claims to have read hundreds of books on religion. In an August 21, 2009 appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, Harris stated that he grew up in a secular home and his parents never discussed God. He has stated, however, that he has always had an interest in religion.
After eleven years, he returned to Stanford and completed a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy. In 2009, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in neuroscience at University of California, Los Angeles, using functional magnetic resonance imaging to conduct research into the neural basis of belief, disbelief, and uncertainty.
0 有用 花卷馒头 2015-04-09 05:55:57
精彩!!
0 有用 潇潇 2010-08-10 04:02:24
这本书和道金斯的《The God Delusion》一样,被他们一脚踩在地上的,不是基督徒相信的上帝,而是一个不堪一击的稻草人。
0 有用 Oculus 2018-01-26 04:09:02
入门级小册子,可按图索骥读Richard Dawkins和Daniel Bennett。另:推荐他的The End of Faith : Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason,更全面深刻。
0 有用 Laz 2016-06-01 11:32:20
Nothing new from the point of view of an atheist. Besides, what he debunks is simply evangelism, not Christianity.
0 有用 🉑达鸭 2017-12-03 09:12:21
the combination of great power and great stupidity is simply terrifying.这句真适合Trump领导下的米国政府~
0 有用 沸腾的凉白开 2021-02-07 02:19:45
也真的只能给中间派 温和派看看 对conservative Christian 还是对牛弹琴
0 有用 ZZ 2020-01-30 10:49:06
字字如重锤!
0 有用 Oculus 2018-01-26 04:09:02
入门级小册子,可按图索骥读Richard Dawkins和Daniel Bennett。另:推荐他的The End of Faith : Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason,更全面深刻。
0 有用 ThinkingBear 2018-01-14 04:30:13
很简短的小册子,一两个晚上就可以读完。无神论的人看了大叫痛快,信基督教的人看了不知道会是什么感受
0 有用 🉑达鸭 2017-12-03 09:12:21
the combination of great power and great stupidity is simply terrifying.这句真适合Trump领导下的米国政府~