Sam Harris
Samuel Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. His work touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, psychedelics, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence. Harris came to prominence for his criticism of religion, and Islam in particular, and is known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett.
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris is a renowned neuroscientist with a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of California. He is the New York Times best-selling author of five books and host of the Making Sense Podcast. In Waking Up, Harris argues that there is an empirical foundation for spiritual practices that can be accessed by secularists and atheists alike. The book explores the nature of spirituality in the light of secular thought, covering various topics such as psychedelics, meditation, and consciousness, and their verifiable benefits for human flourishing.
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