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“Quien creen en la primacía de las personas y quien piensan que la Finalidad de todas las personas es trascender el tiempo y alcanzar aquello que es eterno e intemporal, son siempre, como es el caso de los hindúes, los budistas, los taoístas, los cristianos primitivos, abogados de la no violencia, la gentileza, la paz y la tolerancia. Quienes, al contrario, prefieren ser -profundos- a la manera de Hegel y Marx, quienes piensan que la -Historia- se ocupa de la Humanidad en la Masa y de la Humanidad en tanto sucesión de generaciones, y no del hombre y de la mujer de aquí y ahora, son indiferentes a la vida humana y a los valores personales, adorando a los Molochs que denominan Estado y Sociedad y están confiadamente preparados para sacrificar a las sucesivas generaciones de personas reales, de carne y hueso, cada una con su propio rostro, en aras de la felicidad enteramente hipotética que, sobre ninguna base discernible, piensa que será el destino de la humano en un futuro distante.”

Quote by Aldous Huxley

Work

Huxley and God: Essays on Religious Experience

Huxley and God: Essays on Religious Experience is a scholarly examination of Aldous Huxley's exploration of religious experience in his literary and philosophical works. The essays within this volume analyze the concepts of spirituality, mysticism, and the human quest for meaning as reflected in Huxley's writing. The collection provides insights into Huxley's views on religion and its role in the human condition, offering a nuanced understanding of his intellectual contributions to the discussion of religious experience. more

Author

Aldous Huxley
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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