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Science can answer moral questions

Sam Harris · TED

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About

Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2010
Speaker
Sam Harris
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy, Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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