Who recommended The Moral Landscape?

5 people have recommended The Moral Landscape in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Sophie Bakalar, Christopher Hitchens, David Deutsch and Matt Dillahunty. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is The Moral Landscape worth reading?

5 people we track recommend it. It is best for: a philosophy undergraduate writing a term paper on moral realism who needs a concise, provocative thesis and objections to punch back against — this provides a single, clearly organized position to engage with now; a data or policy analyst preparing to lead an ethics discussion at work who wants readable, argument-driven talking points that link measurable outcomes to moral questions; a debate coach or student assembling material for a class on religion and morality who wants sharp, accessible assertions that provoke counterargument and practice rebuttal. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when the author moves from broad claims to brisk rebuttals of complex counterarguments — the middle sections often feel rushed and impatient; annoying if you prefer slow, multidisciplinary scholarship or careful literature engagement; objections are compressed rather than unpacked in depth; not useful if you wanted exercises or practical steps — lacks hands-on exercises and reads as sustained argument rather than a how-to.

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The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris: Recommended by 5 People

Name: The Moral Landscape
Author: Sam Harris

Sam Harris' 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 human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning an...