The Moral Landscape

Neuroscientist Harris, author of the 2005 PEN/Faulkner Award-winning The End of Faith, also available from S. & S. Audio, continues his philosophical dissection of organized religion and his disputation of secularist notions of tolerance for all belief systems as he seeks to ground human morality in scientific study. He presents his analysis of the human brain's response to situations that seem to present moral dilemmas, illustrating that the concepts of morality and evolution are not conflicting and that there are evolutionary as well as neuroscientific explanations for our ethical impulses. Harris himself narrates, in a style that communicates his intellectual depth as well as his obvious emotional connection to his work. For anyone interested in the philosophy of ethics and for those seeking a viewpoint that separates itself from the ostensible opposition of modern conservative and liberal thought.—Christopher Rager, Pasadena, CA