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Aldous Huxley full interview 1958: The Problems of Survival and Freedom in America; Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery "Aldous Huxley: The Gravity of Light", a film essay by Oliver Hockenhull; Aldous Huxley at IMDb; BBC discussion programme In our time: "Brave New World". Huxley and the novel. 9 April 2009. (Audio, 45 minutes)
Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. [3] Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning ...
Antic Hay is a novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1923.The story takes place in London, and gives a satiric depiction [1] of the aimless or self-absorbed cultural elite in the sad and turbulent times following the end of World War I.
Science, Liberty and Peace is an essay written by Aldous Huxley, published in 1946. The essay debates a wide range of subjects reflecting Huxley's views towards the direction of society at that time. He puts forward a number of predictions, many of which resonate far beyond the time when it was written.
The experience started in Huxley's study before the party made a seven block trip to The Owl Drug store, known as World's Biggest Drugstore, at the corner of Beverly and La Cienega Boulevards. Huxley was particularly fond of the shop and the large variety of products available there (in stark contrast to the much smaller selection in English ...
Image credits: Wichella #8. Can only remember a moment in personal history. I was the last generation in my country to do mandatory military service. And apparently my generation is particularly lazy.
Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization) is a book of essays written by Aldous Huxley. [1] Published in 1937, the book contains illuminating tracts on war, religion, nationalism and ethics, and was cited as a major influence on Thomas Merton in his autobiography, The Seven Storey ...
Ten of Obama's greatest accomplishments. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, his campaign slogan was "Change we can believe in." He ran on the platform that called for the country to come ...