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Books by Aldous Huxley mentioned on podcasts
Aldous Huxley and his influential writings on consciousness and dystopia were highlighted in multiple podcast discussions. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Jesse Michels referenced The Doors of Perception while discussing DMT as a cognitive window or night vision, and later in the series, a guest analyzed Huxley's final novel, Island, detailing how the author sketched out a small-scale, non-abusive utopian community where humans could flourish. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, host Lex Fridman and guest Jeffrey Wasserstrom examined Brave New World alongside George Orwell's 1984 while discussing modern dystopian governance models and societal control in places like China. Wasserstrom added critical context to the conversation by mentioning Orwell's initial reviews of Huxley's work, specifically noting critiques regarding Huxley's portrayal of unbridled capitalism. Furthermore, Wasserstrom highlighted Huxley's essay collection Brave New World Revisited, noting its publication alongside the original novel in collected dystopian box sets.
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Recommended“like 1984 and uh brave new world yeah you guys got the joke”
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The doors of perception
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a classic philosophical essay chronicling the author's psychedelic experiences and exploring the nature of human consciousness.
Discussed“and Aldous Huxley believed this and talked about it indoors of perception that he had had some access to this field.”
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Island
Island by Aldous Huxley is a utopian novel that presents a small-scale community where humans can flourish without oppression, serving as a companion piece to his earlier dystopian work Brave New World.
Discussed“Then his last book that he wrote before he died was called the island, than it was sketching out what he believed would be just what you describe, a a non-abusive a place where a small scale community where humans could flourish”
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Brave New World Revisited
Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley is a nonfiction essay collection in which the author evaluates whether contemporary society is hurtling closer to the dystopian nightmare he previously forecasted in his famous novel.
Discussed“But you know, there was a kind of, it's not exactly a sequel, but Huxley did write something called 'Brave New World Revisited.' - Yes, he did.”
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The perennial philosophy
The perennial philosophy by Aldous Huxley is a comparative study of mysticism and religion that compiles writings from various spiritual traditions to argue for underlying universal truths shared across human cultures.
Discussed“He says, not just in brave new world, but he wrote another book people don't know about called the perennial philosophy.”
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The Art of Seeing
Discussed“and they gave us the art of seeing these two books the art of seeing the art of seeing like the title i don't know the book beautiful book”
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