Philosophy
From the Berkeley Language Center audio/visual collection...
- Brave New World Or 1984 More Relevant Today?
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is more relevant today than George Orwell's 1984. Although both of the two totalitarian societies are based on plausible premises, the Utopia depicted in Brave New World still has a chance of appearing today, while...
- Perfection Is A Point Of View
The Novels 1984, Brave New World, and The Republic of Plato all are considered masterpieces and/or classics in our world. These novels draw the reader in using a new and interesting plot which at the time of publishing made each novel revolutionary in...
- Where Plato And Two 21st Century Authors Differ
There are some startling similarities between The Republic of Plato, 1984, and Brave New World. At the most basic level all three are describing the perfect society in which the population is collectively working towards a common goal. Unlike Socrates,...
- Aldous Huxley Lecture..."the Ultimate Revolution--a Blueprint To Enslave The Masses"
Aldous Huxley gave this speech to a Berkley audience, in which he admits that his novels such as "Brave New World" were not just fiction, but real blueprints for types of controlled and enslaved societies. A shocking look at the results of the Fabian...
- Survival & Freedom In America
Aldous Huxley July 26th, 1894 to November 22nd, 1963 The threat comes from within from an electronic age and a centralized government...just look back at recent and current history. The Mike Wallace Interview with Aldous Huxley Part 1 Part 2 Part...
Philosophy
Aldous Huxley interview...March 20th, 1962
From the Berkeley Language Center audio/visual collection...
"The Ultimate Revolution"
March 20th, 1962
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Aldous Huxley's interview in "The Paris Review"
March 20th, 1962
Listen
Aldous Huxley's interview in "The Paris Review"
- Brave New World Or 1984 More Relevant Today?
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is more relevant today than George Orwell's 1984. Although both of the two totalitarian societies are based on plausible premises, the Utopia depicted in Brave New World still has a chance of appearing today, while...
- Perfection Is A Point Of View
The Novels 1984, Brave New World, and The Republic of Plato all are considered masterpieces and/or classics in our world. These novels draw the reader in using a new and interesting plot which at the time of publishing made each novel revolutionary in...
- Where Plato And Two 21st Century Authors Differ
There are some startling similarities between The Republic of Plato, 1984, and Brave New World. At the most basic level all three are describing the perfect society in which the population is collectively working towards a common goal. Unlike Socrates,...
- Aldous Huxley Lecture..."the Ultimate Revolution--a Blueprint To Enslave The Masses"
Aldous Huxley gave this speech to a Berkley audience, in which he admits that his novels such as "Brave New World" were not just fiction, but real blueprints for types of controlled and enslaved societies. A shocking look at the results of the Fabian...
- Survival & Freedom In America
Aldous Huxley July 26th, 1894 to November 22nd, 1963 The threat comes from within from an electronic age and a centralized government...just look back at recent and current history. The Mike Wallace Interview with Aldous Huxley Part 1 Part 2 Part...