Aldous Huxley

The Political Thought of a Man of Letters

AvAlessandro Maurini,Lee Trepanier

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Aldous Huxley: The Political Thought of a Man of Letters argues that Huxley is not a man of letters engaged in politics, but a political thinker who chooses literature to spread his ideas. His preference for the dystopian genre is due to his belief in the tremendous impact of dystopia on twentieth-century political thought. His political thinking is not systematic, but this does not stop his analysis from supplying elements that are original and up-to-date, and that represent fascinating contributions of political theory in all the spheres that he examines from anti-Marxism to anti-positivism, from political realism to elitism, from criticism of mass society to criticism of totalitarianism, from criticism of ideologies to the future of liberal democracy, from pacifism to ecological communitarianism.Huxley clearly grasped the unsolved issues of contemporary liberalism, and the importance of his influence on many twentieth-century and present-day political thinkers ensures that his ideas remain indispensable in the current liberal-democratic debate. Brave New World is without doubt Huxley’s most successful political manifesto. While examining the impassioned struggle for the development of all human potentialities, it yet manages not to close the doors definitively on the rebirth of utopia in the age of dystopia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-03
Mått:149 x 230 x 13 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Politics, Literature, & Film
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498513791

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Alessandro Maurini works at the University of Turin.

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Alessandro Maurini’s new book, Aldous Huxley: The Political Thought of a Man of Letters (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2017) successfully draws out Huxley’s own views, and places him in the context of early twentieth-century political philosophy. Maurini’s book will be of interest both to fans of Huxley’s work, and scholars engaged with questions of technology and totalitarianism.... Maurini’s Aldous Huxley: The Political Thought of a Man of Letters is an engaging and illuminating portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most important literary thinkers. Maurini carefully outlines those who influence Huxley, and those whom Huxley influences, demonstrating that Huxley’s literary offerings come with a philosophical purpose behind them.... Maurini’s book does an admirable job showing the complexity of Huxley’s navigation of the worlds of political philosophy and literature. It will be of value to any scholar seeking greater understanding of the continuing legacy of twentieth-century anti-utopian political thought.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter One. Beyond Marxism and Positivism: the Formative Years Chapter Two. Huxley’s Political Thinking: the Lesson of Vilfredo Pareto Chapter Three. Mass Society and FordismChapter Four. The Totalitarian Elite Chapter Five. Democratic Elitism for Peace and DemocracyChapter Six. Political Thought between Utopia and Dystopia Chapter Seven. Huxley within Contemporary Political Thought