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How Does Huxley Use Philosophy In Brave New World

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As human beings, it is in our nature to desire a life lead by prosperity, bliss, liberty, justice, peace and brotherly love (p. 1). Although this is a universal dream that seems to never be attainable; a great number of leaders have tried to direct men onto this road of riotousness but have failed. These failures are due solely to the opposing beliefs of how to reach this perfect life style. When two opposing beliefs collide, the sight of such dreams merely vanish and the idea of peace and love a drown out by war and rage. Aldous Huxley digs deeper into these goals in his book, “Ends and Means: An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideas”. He uses developed ideologies to discuss the most productive way in which we can derive a perfect life from such …show more content…

296). Those who realize that we belong to the universe are much more open for discoveries that it has to offer. He uses the example of ultra violet light. We can physically see it ourselves but that didn’t stop our desire to want more and to find out how to use it (p. 296). If the majority continually refuses to allow themselves to be a part of the universe, or in this case the society rather than the society be a part of them, then development becomes impossible. Throughout the year’s leaders have tried this type of reforming, by manipulating the society into what they want rather than using what had already been developed. This is another reason why we have not yet succeeded with social reform. We should not expect to be able to manipulate society into what we want but, use our current establishment as a platform that will help us secure the new and extended ideas that would come with proper reform (p. …show more content…

Within today’s society it is hard for individuals to keep sight on how important their contribution to society really is, especially in time of a reform. He does an amazing job at singling out specific parts on how we individual develop into a society that not only leads reform but welcomes it as well. We are complementary recourse to our society and should not be a manipulator. Therefore, being selfless and focusing on the whole is the best way to gerent and proper social reform. By doing this, I believe the answer to my question, “Are we capable of social reform?” is yes. Huxley’s unique view on social reform as a self-discovery is very inviting and progressive stand on a very arguable topic. Even though; many believe that social reform starts with the political and economic background problems, with this book, he proves them wrong. He answers the important questions without being blunt, allowing for the reader to process the information while educating them with deeper understanding of the

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