Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-11
Books mentioned on Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.” | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 25
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The End of Faith
The End of Faith by Sam Harris is a sharp critique of organized religion and a foundational text of New Atheism that questions the role of dogmatic belief in modern society.
Discussed“Sam Harris came to prominence in 2004 with the publication of his first book the end of faith it was a harsh criticism of organized religion and has spent 33 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list”
Where to get it
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Waking Up
Waking Up by Sam Harris is an exploration of mindfulness, meditation, and spirituality stripped of religious dogma, designed to help readers understand consciousness from a secular and rational perspective.
Discussed“I'd love to talk about your book waking up and I'm going to say something that I literally have never said before about any book and that is that I think waking up is important and it's important in the sense that I think it can have a large and a positive impact on many people's lives”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The End of Faith
“Sam Harris came to prominence in 2004 with the publication of his first book the end of faith it was a harsh criticism of organized religion”
Own book Lying
“that was literally the most common question I got in response to my book line it's like what about Santa Claus”