Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality and the Future of Humanity

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DESCRIPTION : "Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations." Sam HarrisNeuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris, has been exploring s ome 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 PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780552178853 BY (AUTHOR) Harris, Sam PUBLISHER : Transworld Publishers Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : August 19, 2021 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Corgi Books LANGUAGE : English AGE : Tertiary Education PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 127 mm WEIGHT : 303 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Mathematics & Science Philosophy & Religion Society & Social Sciences Show more