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22 de jul. de 2015 · Aldous Huxley (July 26, 1894–November 22, 1963) endures as one of the most visionary and unusual minds of the twentieth century — a man of strong convictions about drugs, democracy, and religion and immensely prescient ideas about the role of technology in human life; a prominent fixture of Carl Sagan’s reading list; and the author of a little-known allegorical children’s book.
17 de oct. de 2006 · Aldous Huxley. Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Devils of Loudun, The Doors of Perception, and The Perennial Philosophy. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles.
Aldous Huxley syntyi arvostetun biologin Thomas Henry Huxleyn sekä koulutuksessa ja kirjallisuudessa ansioituneen suvun tyttären Julia Frances Arnoldin perheeseen kolmantena poikana vuonna 1894.. Huxley aloitti 14-vuotiaana opinnot Etonissa.Kolme vuotta myöhemmin hänen silmänsä sairastui, mikä teki hänestä lähes sokean puolentoista vuoden ajaksi, jätti pysyvän näkövamman ja ...
Aldous Leonard Huxley (Godalming, 26 de julho de 1894 — Los Angeles, 22 de novembro de 1963) [1] foi um escritor inglês e um dos mais proeminentes membros da família Huxley.Mais conhecido pelos seus romances, como Admirável Mundo Novo e diversos ensaios, Huxley também editou a revista Oxford Poetry e publicou contos, poesias, literatura de viagem e guiões de filmes.
25 de mar. de 2014 · Aldous Huxley on Drugs, Democracy, and Religion. In 1958, five years after his transcendent experience induced by taking four-tenths of a gram of mescalin, Aldous Huxley (July 26, 1894–November 22, 1963) — legendary author of Brave New World, lesser-known but no less compelling writer of children’s books, modern prophet — penned an ...
“Aldous Huxley is an essayist whom I would be ready to rank with Hazlitt,” Somerset Maugham declared. “The essayist needs character to begin with, then he needs an encyclopedic knowledge, he needs humor, ease of manner so that the ordinary person can read him without labor, and he must know how to combine entertainment with instruction.
Aldous Huxley. The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency. Aldous Huxley. The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not. Aldous Huxley.
