Books like Brave New World Revisited
12 books with a reading profile close to Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley. Deep; a moderate read.
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A Modest Proposal
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
A Modest Proposal is a satirical essay written as a formal policy recommendation to address poverty and overpopulation in eighteenth-century Ireland.
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In Praise of Idleness
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Bertrand Russell argues that the modern obsession with efficiency suppresses human character and intellectual growth.
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Ways of Seeing
by John Berger
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
John Berger examines how the invention of the camera altered the perception of European oil painting by detaching images from their original physical contexts.
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The Decay of Lying
by Oscar Wilde
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Presented as a Socratic dialogue between two characters, Cyril and Vivian, in a country house library, this essay argues that Life imitates Art rather than the reverse.
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Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Also deep · philosophy, classic literature
The Galactic Empire has ruled millions of worlds for twelve thousand years, but its internal systems are rotting.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Also deep · philosophy, classic literature
A Square, a mathematician and resident of a two-dimensional world, narrates his discovery of higher spatial realities.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Neil Postman argues that the medium of communication determines the quality of public thought.
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Utilitarianism
Also deep · philosophy, classic literature
John Stuart Mill defends the Greatest Happiness Principle, asserting that actions are right if they promote pleasure and wrong if they produce pain.
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1984 and Animal Farm
by Rafael Arrais, George Orwell
Also deep · philosophy, classic literature
This volume combines George Orwell’s two most famous political allegories, featuring his original text alongside introductory commentary by Rafael Arrais.
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A History of Western Philosophy
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Bertrand Russell details the evolution of logical thought from the Pre-Socratics through the rise of logical analysis in the early twentieth century.
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
The text outlines how humanity, having largely managed the historical threats of famine, war, and plague, is refocusing its efforts on achieving immortality, bliss, and god-like powers.
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