The End of Faith by Sam Harris (Paperback, 2006)

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.

About the Author

Sam Harris is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University. He has studied both Eastern and Western religious traditions, along with a variety of spiritual disciplines, for twenty years. The End of Faith is his first book.

Format: Paperback | 336 pages

Dimensions (cm): 19.9 x 13 x 2 | 242g

Publication Date: 28 Feb 2006

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Imprint: The Free Press

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Language: English

ISBN10: 0743268091

ISBN13: 9780743268097

 

Condition: Good

A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and very minor creasing along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing, but a tiny tear on the top-right edge of the first page in the book, but no other tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.