Reviews
"If you believe in free will, or know someone who does, here is the perfect antidote. In this smart, engaging, and extremely readable little book, Sam Harris argues that free will doesn't exist, that we're better off knowing that it doesn't exist, and thatonce we think about it in the right waywe can appreciate from our own experience that it doesn't exist. This is a delightful discussion by one of the sharpest young scholars around." Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works, "In this elegant and provocative book, Sam Harris demonstrates-with great intellectual ferocity and panache-that free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept, even in subjective terms. If he is right, the book will radically change the way we view ourselves as human beings." -V. S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of The Tell-Tale Brain, "In this elegant and provocative book, Sam Harris demonstrates--with great intellectual ferocity and panache--that free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept, even in subjective terms. If he is right, the book will radically change the way we view ourselves as human beings." --V. S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of The Tell-Tale Brain, "If you believe in free will, or know someone who does, here is the perfect antidote. In this smart, engaging, and extremely readable little book, Sam Harris argues that free will doesn't exist, that we're better off knowing that it doesn't exist, and that-once we think about it in the right way-we can appreciate from our own experience that it doesn't exist. This is a delightful discussion by one of the sharpest scholars around." -Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works, "In this elegant and provocative book, Sam Harris demonstrateswith great intellectual ferocity and panachethat free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept, even in subjective terms. If he is right, the book will radically change the way we view ourselves as human beings." V.S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of The Tell-Tale Brain, "If you believe in free will, or know someone who does, here is the perfect antidote. In this smart, engaging, and extremely readable little book, Sam Harris argues that free will doesn't exist, that we're better off knowing that it doesn't exist, and that--once we think about it in the right way--we can appreciate from our own experience that it doesn't exist. This is a delightful discussion by one of the sharpest scholars around." --Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works, "In this elegant and provocative book Sam Harris tackles the question of how our internal sense of free will can co-exist with determinism. He resolves this age-old paradox with great intellectual ferocity and panache by demonstrating that free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept even in subjective terms. If he is right, the book will radically change the way we view ourselves as human beings." V.S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of The Tell-Tale Brain, "Many say that believing that there is no free will is impossible--or, if possible, will cause nihilism and despair. In this feisty and personal essay, Harris offers himself as an example of a heart made less self-absorbed, and more morally sensitive and creative, because this particular wicked witch is dead." --Owen Flanagan, Professor of Philosophy, Duke University, and author of The Really Hard Problem, "Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we don't have it. In Free Will , Sam Harris combines neuroscience and psychology to lay this illusion to rest at last. Like all of Harris's books, this one will not only unsettle you but make you think deeply. Read it: you have no choice." Jerry A. Coyne, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, and author of Why Evolution Is True, "Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we don't have it. In Free Will , Sam Harris combines neuroscience and psychology to lay this illusion to rest at last. Like all of Harris's books, this one will not only unsettle you but make you think deeply. Read it: you have no choice." Jerry A. Coyne, professor of Ecology and Evolution at The University of Chicago and author of Why Evolution Is True, "Brilliant and witty but never less than incisive, Free Will shows that Sam Harris can say more in 13,000 words than most people do in 100,000." Oliver Sacks, "In this elegant and provocative book, Sam Harris demonstratese"with great intellectual ferocity and panachee"that free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept, even in subjective terms. If he is right, the book will radically change the way we view ourselves as human beings." e"V. S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of The Tell-Tale Brain, "If you believe in free will, or know someone who does, here is the perfect antidote. In this smart, engaging, and extremely readable little book, Sam Harris argues that free will doesne(tm)t exist, that wee(tm)re better off knowing that it doesne(tm)t exist, and thate"once we think about it in the right waye"we can appreciate from our own experience that it doesne(tm)t exist. This is a delightful discussion by one of the sharpest scholars around.e e"Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works, "Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we don't have it. In Free Will , Sam Harris combines neuroscience and psychology to lay this illusion to rest at last. Like all of Harris's books, this one will not only unsettle you but make you think deeply. Read it: you have no choice." --Jerry A. Coyne, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, and author of Why Evolution Is True, "Many say that believing that there is no free will is impossible-or, if possible, will cause nihilism and despair. In this feisty and personal essay, Harris offers himself as an example of a heart made less self-absorbed, and more morally sensitive and creative, because this particular wicked witch is dead." -Owen Flanagan, Professor of Philosophy, Duke University, and author of The Really Hard Problem, "Brilliant and wittyand never less than incisive Free Will shows that Sam Harris can say more in 13,000 words than most people do in 100,000." Oliver Sacks, "If you believe in free will, or know someone who does, here is the perfect antidote. In this smart, engaging, and extremely readable little book, Sam Harris argues that free will doesn't exist, that we're better off knowing that it doesn't exist, and thatonce we think about it in the right waywe can appreciate from our own experience that it doesn't exist. This is a delightful discussion by one of the sharpest scholars around." Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and author of How Pleasure Works, "Brilliant and witty--and never less than incisive-- Free Will shows that Sam Harris can say more in 13,000 words than most people do in 100,000." --Oliver Sacks, "Many say that believing that there is no free will is impossiblee"or, if possible, will cause nihilism and despair. In this feisty and personal essay, Harris offers himself as an example of a heart made less self-absorbed, and more morally sensitive and creative, because this particular wicked witch is dead." e"Owen Flanagan, Professor of Philosophy, Duke University, and author of The Really Hard Problem, "Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we don't have it. In Free Will , Sam Harris combines neuroscience and psychology to lay this illusion to rest at last. Like all of Harris's books, this one will not only unsettle you but make you think deeply. Read it: you have no choice." -Jerry A. Coyne, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, and author of Why Evolution Is True, "Many say that believing that there is no free will is impossibleor, if possible, will cause nihilism and despair. In this feisty and personal essay, Harris offers himself as an example of a heart made less self-absorbed, and more morally sensitive and creative, because this particular wicked witch is dead." Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University and author of The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in the Material World, "Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we done(tm)t have it. In Free Will , Sam Harris combines neuroscience and psychology to lay this illusion to rest at last. Like all of Harrise(tm)s books, this one will not only unsettle you but make you think deeply. Read it: you have no choice." e"Jerry A. Coyne, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, and author of Why Evolution Is True, "Brilliant and wittye"and never less than incisivee" Free Will shows that Sam Harris can say more in 13,000 words than most people do in 100,000." e"Oliver Sacks, "Brilliant and witty-and never less than incisive- Free Will shows that Sam Harris can say more in 13,000 words than most people do in 100,000." -Oliver Sacks
