“Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work.”
Quote by Aldous Huxley
Work
Complete Essays: 1939-1956
This book is a compilation of essays covering a variety of topics written by an author active during the mid-20th century. more
Author
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, renowned for his dystopian novel 'Brave New World'. Born on July 26, 1894, in Godalming, Surrey, England, he was the younger brother of the poet and critic Leonard Huxley. Huxley's works frequently delved into the interplay of science, politics, and philosophy, and he was a prominent figure in the literary movement known as the 'Lost Generation'. He passed away on November 22, 1963. more
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