Philosophy
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.
Plus an audio presentation... Brave New World .
[Or, you can go to Brave New World to download.]
- 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...
- Classism: Inherent Or Acquired Traits Define Social Status
Reading 1984, Brave New World, and The Republic of Plato, an informed reader cannot help but make comparisons between these three historically important novels. The historical discussion over these novels includes ideas such as totalitarianism, utopia,...
- 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...
- Aldous Huxley Interview...march 20th, 1962
From the Berkeley Language Center audio/visual collection... "The Ultimate Revolution" March 20th, 1962 Listen Aldous Huxley's interview in "The Paris Review" ...
Philosophy
Survival & freedom in America
Aldous HuxleyJuly 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 3
And, you may have interest in Aldous Huxley's satire After Many A Summer Dies the Swan.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
And, you may have interest in Aldous Huxley's satire After Many A Summer Dies the Swan.
Plus an audio presentation... Brave New World .
1980 BBC production of Brave New World
[Or, you can go to Brave New World to download.]
- 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...
- Classism: Inherent Or Acquired Traits Define Social Status
Reading 1984, Brave New World, and The Republic of Plato, an informed reader cannot help but make comparisons between these three historically important novels. The historical discussion over these novels includes ideas such as totalitarianism, utopia,...
- 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...
- Aldous Huxley Interview...march 20th, 1962
From the Berkeley Language Center audio/visual collection... "The Ultimate Revolution" March 20th, 1962 Listen Aldous Huxley's interview in "The Paris Review" ...