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My professor said this was a groundbreaking development in moral
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My professor said this was a groundbreaking development in moral studies. Should i read it?
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>>527436
Going to guess it wasn't a philosophy or history professor

Sage Harris
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>>527436
mind=blown
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>>527436
It's just Unitarianism.
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>>527436
It's ground-breaking if you lack any previous knowledge of moral philosophy.
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>pop
>groundbreaking
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Drop that class now, you won't learn anything
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An appeal for scientism that fell on its face. It's certainly noteworthy but not in the way sam harris intended.
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Sam Harris is the modern equivalent of those colonial scientists who went to Algeria and said that Berbers were a lost tribe of beautiful Christians who were led astray by those nasty Arabs.
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>Pinker gave a favorable review

Isn't Pinker a respected cognitive scientist?
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>>527436

now that your professor said that you have to read it, but basicaly its just harris
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>>529583
He's an evolutionary psychologist. Approach with caution.
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>>527436
Read this instead, I found it much better
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It's incredibly naive and completely incoherent at times. I know Harris hating and Harris baiting are en vogue on the chans, but seriously, don't waste your time.
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>>529583
>Pinker
ass.jpg
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>>530244

What a red-pilled free thinker you are!
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>>527436
Used this as a source in my thesis and my prof said he was a retard and I should not use him
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>>527436
American education, everyone
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