Studied by 56 peopleSocial Standings
Alphas are intellectually superior, Betas are second tier, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons all are lower class doing menial labor jobs
World State vs. Savage Reservation
People are programmed in the World State, in the Savage reservation, people are allowed freedom to choice/acts/life
Where does happiness comes from in BNW?
Happiness comes from mass-produced goods, sports, promiscuous sex, Centrifugal Bumble puppy, a perfect drug (soma)
Totalitarian
exercising control over the freedom, will, or will of others
Aldous Huxley died when?
Died in CA 11/22/63. Same day Kennedy was shot
What book was written while Huxley was on substances?
The Doors of Perception - Gave birth to the band The Doors
BNW released when?
Exactly 1 year before Hitler came to power in Germany and World War II began
How long did it take to write BNW?
4 months
Huxley wanted to dive deeper into what?
Philosophical differences between the individual and society
Arguably the greatest university?
Oxford
Generalist
person whose skills/knowledge are spread out instead of one specific area
Huxley's grandfather, Thomas, was a well-known scientist as well as a supporter of who/what?
Darwin's theory of evolution
Huxley is born where?
Surrey
What is the Shakespearean term for the woman of the night?
Impudent Strumpet
Huxley was born when?
1894
Note
Flashcard