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Samuel Benjamin Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, philosopher and podcast host. His work touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence. Since September 2013, Harris has hosted the Making Sense podcast (originally titled Waking Up), in which he interviews guests, responds to critics, and discusses his views. In September 2018 Harris released a meditation app, Waking Up with Sam Harris.

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25 books recommended by Sam Harris

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Quotes & Sources

Sam Harris on Mortal Questions
"There are some very good essays in there that were very influential in philosophy and should be more influential in the culture, generally."

Sam Harris on History of Western Philosophy
"Just a great example of how English should be written and just a great voice to have in your head as a result."

Sam Harris on The Beginning of Infinity
"Greatly expanded my sense of the potential power of human knowledge."

Sam Harris on What We Owe the Future
"Altogether thrilling and necessary."

Sam Harris on Enlightenment Now
Sam Harris picked this as the first book in his Book Club.

Sam Harris on The Qur'an
"Read it in a weekend and you will be informed about the central doctrines of Islam in a way that you may not be and it’s good to be informed, given how much influence these ideas have currently in our world."

Sam Harris on I Am That
"He said a few crazy things, as many gurus do. But if you stick to what he was claiming about the nature of experience, I think you’re on firm ground."

Sam Harris on Behave
"I highly recommend. It really is the most accessible discussion of brain science you will find."

Sam Harris on Our Final Invention
"Good."