English novelist and essayist (1894–1963), author of Brave New World and writings on perception and psychedelics.

Born 1894, died 1963. Major works include Brave New World (1932), The Doors of Perception (1954) and Brave New World Revisited (1958).

DeBaser hosts a small set of reviews focused on Aldous Huxley's major works, especially Brave New World and writings on perception and psychedelics. Reviewers emphasize Huxley's dystopian vision, cultural critique, and experiments with mescaline. The reception here is largely appreciative and analytical.

For:Readers interested in dystopian fiction, social critique, and psychedelic/philosophical essays.

 Brave New World is the perfect dystopia, horror without a possible antithesis: man self-governs and therefore no one needs to supervise him, for he is born and wants to be a slave;

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 the value of Huxley’s writing (purged of the effects of the contingency of the moment in which it saw the light) remains significant and has much to teach those who have never paused to reflect on the topics addressed.

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 Mescaline acts by subtraction.

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