Sam Harris | |
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.jpg) Harris in March 2016 | |
| Born | Samuel Benjamin Harris[1] (1967-04-09)April 9, 1967 (age 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.A. in Philosophy,Stanford University (2000) Ph.D. in Neuroscience,University of California, Los Angeles (2009) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Neuroscience,philosophy,[2]religion,ethics,spirituality |
| Notable awards | PEN/Martha Albrand Award,Webby Award |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Philosophy career | |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Region | Western |
| School | New Atheism |
| Thesis | The moral landscape: How science could determine human values (2009) |
Main interests | Neuroscience,religion,ethics,free will,spirituality,philosophy of mind |
Notable ideas | The Moral Landscape,Ethics as a branch of science |
Influences | |
| Website | |
| samharris | |
Samuel Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is anAmericanauthor. He is aphilosopher[source?],neuroscientist[source?],atheist andhumanist . He is the co-founder andCEO ofProject Reason.[3]
Harris,Christopher Hitchens,Richard Dawkins, andDaniel Dennett are commonly known as the "Four Horsemen of Atheism".[4]
In 2014, Sam Harris appeared onBill Maher’s show and criticizedIslam soBen Affleck accused him ofracism and Harris ended up debatingCenk Uygur about what he had said. Sam Harris also caused controversy when heinterviewedCharles Murray withEzra Klein accusing him of racistpseudoscience for doing that so Harrisdebated Ezra Klein. Harris called himself part of theIntellectual Dark Web until 2020 when he said he was leaving because the Intellectual Dark Web had become too pro-Trump. In 2021, Harris was criticized byDave Rubin andBret Weinstein for saying he was grateful toJack Dorsey for banningDonald Trump fromTwitter.
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