FOR such a big topic this is an awfully short book. But don’t blame neuroscientist Sam Harris for being brief. He had no choice.
In a brisk 66 pages Harris explains why we don’t have free will, points out why that doesn’t matter as much as it might appear to – and then simply stops in order to hammer home his point.
Free will touches everything we value – law, politics, relationships, morality and more. And yet it is an illusion. We either live in a deterministic universe where the future is set, or an indeterminate one where thoughts and actions…
