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So the new Sam Harris book comes out today. Instead of pushing his brand of rationalist spirituality, a more engaging topic would have been a book-length rebuttal to his compatibilist critics (specifically fellow horseman Dan Dennett) on the philosophically exigent question of free will (Harris is a determinist-denier, Dennett is a determinist-compatibilist). All we got so far from him is the essay -- The Marionettes Lament. They barely got their trousers off is what the late Hitch would have said on this quick rumble. For all his brilliance, Harris I feel fears being found out in a long-drawn-out battle with professional philosophers. Interesting exchange however in the NYT between him and Uni. Notre Dame professor of philosophy Gary Gutting on this latest release.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:02:52 +0000

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