Aldous Huxley was one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. His intelligence is obvious to anyone who has ever read his work and seriously considered the concepts contained within them. Aldous Huxley has written everything from poetry to intellectual essays, fiction, non-fiction, scientific papers, and even accounts of psychedelic experiences.
Aldous Huxley is most famous for writing Brave New World. Other prominent works include The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, Island, Brave New World Revisited, Moksha, and many others. His essays are impressively written and the ideas contained within them are truly intellectually stimulating. His poetry is truly beautiful and the ideas that they convey are often very profound. It is also impressive to note the shear amount of published works that are attributed to Aldous Huxley. The list is very long and spans over 40 years of writing.
One of the reasons that Aldous Huxley is one of my favorite writers is because the themes and ideas that he communicates in his works are so accurate to real life. Take, for example, Brave New World. In the novel Brave New World Aldous Huxley describes a future world in which people are genetically altered, psychologically programmed, and pharmacologically geared toward their niche in society. This niche is predetermined before they are even born. Yes, it is true that our world today does not contain all of these evils, but the existence of a few gives the idea real credibility.
The primary correlation of our world today to Huxley 's Brave New World is the control of human emotions by chemical means. It is very common today for people to take medications for depression, anxiety, and a myriad of other psychological conditions. There are also a multitude of chemicals which are commonly self-administered. These include illegal drugs, over the counter medicines, and even things such as simple caffeine. In another similarity, our world today