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Free Will
Sam Harris ISBN 9781451683400
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Sam Harris ISBN 9781451683400
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This book by Sam Harris has come up 2 times on Lex Fridman. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-05-20 and the most recent from 2023-03-14. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that free will is an illusion but that this truth should not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom; indeed, this truth can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.
“the author of many seminal books on human nature and the human mind including the end of Faith the moral landscape lying Free Will and waking up”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Sam Harris: Neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will and Waking Up. He hosts the Making Sense podcast and created the Waking Up meditation app, and is known as a combative voice for reason and against religious and ideological dogma. Sam Harris and Lex Fridman wrestle over Trump, COVID, Twitter, lost friendships with Elon and Brett, AI risk, UFOs, and free will.
“the author of many seminal books on human nature and the human mind including the end of faith the moral landscape lying free will and waking up”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Sam Harris: Neuroscientist, philosopher, and host of the Making Sense podcast, author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, and Waking Up, and creator of the Waking Up meditation app. Sam Harris and Lex Fridman explore consciousness, the illusion of free will, psychedelics, AI risk, UFOs, and what makes life meaningful.
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