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Mentioned in 19 episodes
The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
Book • 2010
In this book, Sam Harris challenges the traditional separation between scientific facts and human values.
He argues that morality can be understood in terms of human and animal well-being, and that science can provide objective answers to moral questions.
Harris contends that moral relativism is false and that science can tell us how we ought to live to achieve the greatest well-being.
He uses his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience to make a case for a science of morality, emphasizing that moral values should be grounded in empirical facts about what causes people to flourish.
He argues that morality can be understood in terms of human and animal well-being, and that science can provide objective answers to moral questions.
Harris contends that moral relativism is false and that science can tell us how we ought to live to achieve the greatest well-being.
He uses his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience to make a case for a science of morality, emphasizing that moral values should be grounded in empirical facts about what causes people to flourish.
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Mentioned in 19 episodes
Mentioned by 
Jay Shetty as one of 
Sam Harris 's books, highlighting his logical and documented writing style.
Jay Shetty as one of Sam Harris 's books, highlighting his logical and documented writing style.
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Sam Harris ON: How To Break Your Social Media Habits & Ways to Master Your Anxious Thoughts
Mentioned by Kasia de Lazari Radek as a book exploring the intersection of science and human values.
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SAM HARRIS: the illusion of consciousness and free will
Mentioned by the podcast host as the author of the book, which is recommended to pair with this compilation.
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Making Sense of Foundations of Morality | Episode 3 of The Essential Sam Harris
Mentioned by 
Rob Wiblin as an author who has put forward similar ideas on morality and subjective experience.
Rob Wiblin as an author who has put forward similar ideas on morality and subjective experience.
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#138 Classic episode – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter
Mentioned by Sam Harris when discussing his interview with Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX.
Sam Harris when discussing his interview with Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX.
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#303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
Mentioned by Sam Harris as his third book, where he argued that there are right and wrong answers to questions of human values.
Sam Harris as his third book, where he argued that there are right and wrong answers to questions of human values.35 snips
#364 — Facts & Values
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Nick Gillespie in the context of his article 'Childproofing the World', discussing the changing landscape of parenting and children's resilience.
Nick Gillespie in the context of his article 'Childproofing the World', discussing the changing landscape of parenting and children's resilience.
Nick Gillespie || Libertarianism, Soft Parenting, and Cancel Culture
