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A review by briannadasilva
Free Will by Sam Harris
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Sam Harris makes arguments here I largely already agree with, so nothing new there. Yes, free will is (technically, scientifically) an illusion. But I did appreciate how he responded to some of the potential issues this idea brings up in criminal justice, culture, etc.
Lopping off a star for the brief foray into political partisanship. I'm not a conservative myself, but if I had been I would have found this part off-putting. I think he could have done without alienating some of the people he was theoretically trying to persuade.
Lopping off a star for the brief foray into political partisanship. I'm not a conservative myself, but if I had been I would have found this part off-putting. I think he could have done without alienating some of the people he was theoretically trying to persuade.