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Sam Harris: Critical Responses
Taschenbuch von Sandra Woien
Sprache: Englisch

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Sam Harris, a previously unknown neuroscientist, single-handedly generated the New Atheism with his best-selling book The End of Faith, which quickly became a huge best-seller following its release in 2004. Harris went on to write several more best-sellers on a range of topics and has become one of the world's most followed podcasters. He is well-known for his controversial positions in many areas, including the unique danger of Islam, the advocacy of atheist spirituality through meditation, the beneficial use of psychedelics, denial of the existence of free will, his belief that science can tell us what's right and wrong, and his extreme alarmism with regard to the future of artificial intelligence. Sam Harris: Critical Responses is a collection of essays criticizing different aspects of Harris's thinking from a range of diverse perspectives-left and right, Christian and atheist, philosophical, psychological, and political. These twenty serious criticisms of Sam Harris, written by experts from diverse political and ideological backgrounds, are often severe while maintaining an approach that is reasonable and respectful. As one noted author commented on Sandra Woien's previous collection, Jordan Peterson: Critical Responses, "Both fans and foes will appreciate this volume."Forward by Stephen R. C. Hicks. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a professor of Philosophy at Rockford University. He is the author of Explaining Postmodernism (2004) and Nietzsche and the Nazis (2010).
Sam Harris, a previously unknown neuroscientist, single-handedly generated the New Atheism with his best-selling book The End of Faith, which quickly became a huge best-seller following its release in 2004. Harris went on to write several more best-sellers on a range of topics and has become one of the world's most followed podcasters. He is well-known for his controversial positions in many areas, including the unique danger of Islam, the advocacy of atheist spirituality through meditation, the beneficial use of psychedelics, denial of the existence of free will, his belief that science can tell us what's right and wrong, and his extreme alarmism with regard to the future of artificial intelligence. Sam Harris: Critical Responses is a collection of essays criticizing different aspects of Harris's thinking from a range of diverse perspectives-left and right, Christian and atheist, philosophical, psychological, and political. These twenty serious criticisms of Sam Harris, written by experts from diverse political and ideological backgrounds, are often severe while maintaining an approach that is reasonable and respectful. As one noted author commented on Sandra Woien's previous collection, Jordan Peterson: Critical Responses, "Both fans and foes will appreciate this volume."Forward by Stephen R. C. Hicks. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a professor of Philosophy at Rockford University. He is the author of Explaining Postmodernism (2004) and Nietzsche and the Nazis (2010).
Über den Autor
Sandra Woien is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Her work has appeared in American Journal of Bioethics, BMC Medical Ethics, The Conversation, and Reason Papers. She edited the much-acclaimed volume, Jordan Peterson: Critical Responses (2022).
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword: Why Sam Harris Matters

STEPHEN R.C. HICKS xiii

The Sam Harris Phenomenon xvii

I What Human Life Is For 1

1. Another Red Pill

SANDRA WOIEN 3

[...] Life Gives the Moral Landscape Its Relief MARC CHAMPAGNE 17

II Liberal Values 39

3.Spotting Dangerous Ideas DAVID RAMSAY STEELE 41

4.Intellectual Integrity or Social Justice? LUCAS RIJANA 57

[...] Redistribution the Endgame? ANTONY SAMMEROFF 69

III Science and Ethics 91

6. The Mantle of Neuroscience RAY SCOTT PERCIVAL 93

7.A Miserable Argument MARK WARREN 115

[...] Spots in Sam Harris’s Moral Landscape DAVID GORDON 127

9.A Moral Compass that Works ERIK BOORNAZIAN AND JAMES W. DILLER 139

IV The Specter of Artificial Intelligence 151

[...] Harris and the Myth of Machine Intelligence JOBST LANDGREBE AND BARRY SMITH 153

[...] We Too Dumb for Superintelligence? LISA BELLANTONI 163

12.Solutions to the Existential Threat of AI LEONARD KAHN 177

Part V I Feel Free 191

13.Neural Determinism and Neural Roulette JOHN LEMOS 193

[...]’s Talk about Free Will! MEGAN DRURY 207

Part VI Beyond the Physical Cosmos 221

15.Another Thing in This Universe that Cannot Be an Illusion MAANELI DERAKHSHANI 223

16.Intimations of the Numinous REG NAULTY 235

Part VII No End to Faith 247

17.A Rational Proposal BETHEL MCGREW 249

[...] Sam Harris Right about the Miracles of Jesus? MICHAEL BARROS AND BETHEL MCGREW 261

19.Scientism as Religion and Religion as Wisdom RON DART 275

About the Authors 287

Index 295

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781637700242
ISBN-10: 1637700245
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Woien, Sandra
Hersteller: Carus Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 227 x 154 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Sandra Woien
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 120980419
Über den Autor
Sandra Woien is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Her work has appeared in American Journal of Bioethics, BMC Medical Ethics, The Conversation, and Reason Papers. She edited the much-acclaimed volume, Jordan Peterson: Critical Responses (2022).
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword: Why Sam Harris Matters

STEPHEN R.C. HICKS xiii

The Sam Harris Phenomenon xvii

I What Human Life Is For 1

1. Another Red Pill

SANDRA WOIEN 3

[...] Life Gives the Moral Landscape Its Relief MARC CHAMPAGNE 17

II Liberal Values 39

3.Spotting Dangerous Ideas DAVID RAMSAY STEELE 41

4.Intellectual Integrity or Social Justice? LUCAS RIJANA 57

[...] Redistribution the Endgame? ANTONY SAMMEROFF 69

III Science and Ethics 91

6. The Mantle of Neuroscience RAY SCOTT PERCIVAL 93

7.A Miserable Argument MARK WARREN 115

[...] Spots in Sam Harris’s Moral Landscape DAVID GORDON 127

9.A Moral Compass that Works ERIK BOORNAZIAN AND JAMES W. DILLER 139

IV The Specter of Artificial Intelligence 151

[...] Harris and the Myth of Machine Intelligence JOBST LANDGREBE AND BARRY SMITH 153

[...] We Too Dumb for Superintelligence? LISA BELLANTONI 163

12.Solutions to the Existential Threat of AI LEONARD KAHN 177

Part V I Feel Free 191

13.Neural Determinism and Neural Roulette JOHN LEMOS 193

[...]’s Talk about Free Will! MEGAN DRURY 207

Part VI Beyond the Physical Cosmos 221

15.Another Thing in This Universe that Cannot Be an Illusion MAANELI DERAKHSHANI 223

16.Intimations of the Numinous REG NAULTY 235

Part VII No End to Faith 247

17.A Rational Proposal BETHEL MCGREW 249

[...] Sam Harris Right about the Miracles of Jesus? MICHAEL BARROS AND BETHEL MCGREW 261

19.Scientism as Religion and Religion as Wisdom RON DART 275

About the Authors 287

Index 295

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781637700242
ISBN-10: 1637700245
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Woien, Sandra
Hersteller: Carus Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 227 x 154 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Sandra Woien
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 120980419
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