Sam Harris's 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…
"54" Result
Sort By:
Bestselling author Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science. Introduction : the moral landscape -- Moral truth -- Good and evil -- Belief -- Religion -- The future of happiness.
Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science.
Realism and the progress of science
by Smith, Peter
fromCambridge studies in philosophy
0
Type: Book
Realism and the progress of science
by Smith, Peter
fromCambridge studies in philosophy
0
Type: Book
The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among t…
"The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among …
The technoscientific method - science, technology and their co-evolution: The repositories of technoscientific knowledge: S and T -- The growth of technoscientific knowledge: Ṡ and Ṫ -- Cycles of Ṡ and Ṫ: the transistor and the maser/laser -- Recapitulation -- The intricate danc…
"The century from 1750 to 1850 was a period of dramatic transformations in world history, fostering several types of revolutionary change beyond the political landscape. Independence movements in Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world were catalysts for radical econo…
Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in the way natural sciences have-and answers by arguing that the underlying reason is that scholars in Security Studies h…