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RE: Are We Living in Huxley's Brave New World? | Book Review and Cultural Insight

in #philosophy7 years ago

Very good review. This is one of my favorite books. I read it about once a year, along with Orwell's 1984.

I think both Huxley and Orwell had a grasp on cause and effect, as well as the idea that nothing's new and everything works in cycles: the rise of freedom, the complacency that follows, the willingness to give up freedom for benefits, the suppression of freedom, the gaining strength of the ruling class, the end of freedom, the anger of the people, the uprising and revolution, back to freedom cycle.

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Good reminder. reading these works yearly seems like a great way to keep these themes in mind.

I think you summed up that cycle brilliantly, well said! It really is an archetypal cultural paytern. The rise, fall, sacrifice,0 revolt, destroy rebuild...

I'll have to read 1984 again, thanks for reminding me.

Its an incredible read but so depressing .. I taught it to 16 year olds last year and they sadly didn't like it.. too wordy for them. The youth of today tsk