Adam's review
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (P.S.)
by Aldous Huxley
Adam's review
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (P.S.) by Aldous Huxley
Adam's review
rating:
I grew up with two main dystopian societies possibly looming in my future, that of 1984 and that of Brave New World. While, obviously, there's a lot more to worry about now than just society going wrong, which leads to a lot more interesting dystopias, these two still seem to me to represent benchmarks in our understanding of humanity.
Brave New World is scary for the same reason that 1984 is and the Communist Manifesto appeals to idealistic college students: They're all right in a few ways but not across the board, and it's easy to imagine things going even further down that road if everything goes the right way.
I think everyone who has any interest in science and any questions about the moral obligations created by dabbling as we do needs to read this book.
Brave New World is scary for the same reason that 1984 is and the Communist Manifesto appeals to idealistic college students: They're all right in a few ways but not across the board, and it's easy to imagine things going even further down that road if everything goes the right way.
I think everyone who has any interest in science and any questions about the moral obligations created by dabbling as we do needs to read this book.
