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Post by robin on Jun 5, 2009 10:00:12 GMT -8
I recently picked up a book by Aldous Huxley called "Brave New World". This book is very Orwellian (Animal Farm, 1984), though I think the book may pre-date George Orwell's work. I am really enjoying the book wanted to know if anyone else out there has read any of his work. If so, do you have any thoughts, or can you recommend anything else by Huxley?
Robin
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Post by Josh on Jun 5, 2009 10:18:39 GMT -8
I"ve never read Brave New World. But here's a random fact about Aldous Huxley: he died on the same day as CS Lewis and John F. Kennedy.
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Post by b on Jun 14, 2009 6:20:34 GMT -8
I remember reading that one a while back. I think he was friends with George Orwell, and that he wrote a lot of non fiction essays.
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Post by robin on Jun 14, 2009 13:04:48 GMT -8
I remember reading that one a while back. I think he was friends with George Orwell, and that he wrote a lot of non fiction essays. That he did. I just started reading an essay he wrote called, Heaven and Hell. I'll let you know what I thought of it when I'm finished.
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Post by matty on Jun 30, 2009 12:05:26 GMT -8
I've heard of Brave New World but never read it
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Post by jpamer on Jul 4, 2009 15:51:03 GMT -8
A few years ago I read an archived article about Aldous Huxley and how his humanism led him into some strange occultist activity.
I don't remember all the details, but it was definitely 'sex-centric' and had alot to do with awakening demonic spirits and bringing them back to Earth. Scary stuff.
I was writing a paper for a literature class and came across all this stuff. I'm sure it could be found quite easily if one wanted to look.
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Post by Josh on Jul 5, 2009 3:59:50 GMT -8
Did you know about that, Robin? Was that before or after the "christian phase" you were telling me about?
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Post by 1kevinmakana on Jul 5, 2009 12:13:00 GMT -8
I'm not very computer smart so one of you guys will have to teach me how to do this. I like to read what you post so that's what I do mostly. Man, you people are pretty intellectual. It might rub off on me.
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Post by robin on Jul 6, 2009 7:44:31 GMT -8
Did you know about that, Robin? Was that before or after the "christian phase" you were telling me about? Aldous was a complex individual. It seems rather hard for me to pin down his actual religious beliefs. When I read Brave new World, there was some biographical work at the end of the book, which included to his conversion to Christianity. At what point in his life did this take place, I don't know. I will look it up tonight. I just finished reading and essay he wrote called Heaven and Hell, and will soon read the Doors of Perception. Huxley deals with the subject of visions introduced by meditation, peyote, mescaline, and other drugs. Some may find this to be troubling, however I did not. The way he dealt with the subject was quite appropriate, and he seemed to glean something of real value from his experiences. I do encourage people to read his works with an open mind. Of course, I'm not encourage to use of drugs, nor do I endorse Huxley's use of them, but that does not mean we cannot learn something of value through his experiences. Anyone who takes the time to read anything from Huxley will know that he was an extremely bright individual who was not afraid to push the envelope or step out of the box.
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Post by christopher on Jul 6, 2009 9:02:31 GMT -8
I read Brave New World about 15 years ago and remember thinking how profound it was for the time it was written and seemed to effectively bring out the eugenics issues that politico/scientific community was wrestling with at the time in a foretelling kind of way.
I believe Alduous Huxley was the son of the famous evolutionist student/buddy of Darwin, Thomas Huxley. That may have had a bit influence on Brave New World, I don't know.
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