A Brave New World Of Knowledge

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

This study of an extraordinary work of dramatic literature also addresses questions of the nature and dissemination of the scientific revolution. These facets are locked together: although the book does not deny that 'The Tempest' had deep roots in classical literature and elsewhere, it maintains that the play's remarkable dramaturgy and symbolism reflect subtle matters uniquely pertinet to its own fascinating time. A 'Brave New World of Knowledge' uncovers a number of previously little-appreciated connections of 'The Tempest' with specific problems or advances of knowledge, thus showing that the play reflected innovative proto-scientific modes of confronting the physical, biological, and human realms. It also argues that Shakespeare's play mirrored a new tendency to repudiate earlier Renaissance dreams of achieving omniscience and omnipotence. The play reflected a newer hope for knowledge based on speculative boldness linked with close observation, rational and sober precision, and a radical capacity to accept limitation and not-knowing.

Product Details :

Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : B. J. Sokol
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release : 2003
File : 286 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0838639259


Study Guide A Brave New World

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

This study guide is meant to be used along with the reading of the novel Brave new world by Aldous Huxley. The guide is user-friendly and practical to support the teaching process of the novel as literary work in the classroom. Various literary aspects are discussed in the book, including: •historical context; •plot outlines; •central concerns; •character development.The guide features discussions of the novel chapter by chapter with plenty of questions for individual reflection and class discussions. It is aimed at the grade 12 learner who needs to engage with a personal and intellectual understanding of the text in order to produce an essay. The text, written in 1932, remains relevant and controversial and will allow learners to test and challenge their own thinking around individual freedom and the role of society. The guide aims to support and open discussion.

Product Details :

Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Ruth Everson
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Release : 2024-10-01
File : 137 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780637007979


Journey To A Brave New World

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Our Way of life and our very existence are under threat. Get educated and resist. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, published in 1932, we are provided with a view into a possible future that shows humanity under total control. It's a world in which babies are created in the laboratory to fit specific job functions and a small number of savages live in the restricted wild lands. Journey to a Brave New World uses examples of news reports and the real history- not always the version taught in the classroom -to show how we are being managed and manipulated to allow for a total tyrannical takeover and massive depopulation that could lead us to Huxley's vision. For over six years, author David Watts has undertaken deep research into the real history of the world and the ways in which it is being manipulated toward a future that only benefits an elite few. He provides many news reports, official documents and quotes from the so called 'elites' to piece the puzzle together. He presents a cohesive exploration of what to expect in the future if we don't become involved in determining our own fate. Journey to a Brave New World seeks to help everyone to put the pieces together, deprogram, and understand both how we are being manipulated and how we can change direction now.

Product Details :

Genre : History
Author : David Watts
Publisher : iUniverse
Release : 2013-02
File : 143 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781475974829


Ethics For A Brave New World Second Edition Updated And Expanded

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Aldous Huxley's 1932 book Brave New World foresees a world in which technological advances have obliterated morality and freedom. John Feinberg and Paul Feinberg, in the first edition of Ethics for a Brave New World, noted how Huxley landed frighteningly close to the truth. Their book responded to ethical crises such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and genetic engineering by looking to Scripture for principles to guide us through the moral quagmires of our time. Now dramatically updated and expanded, this edition of Ethics for a Brave New World seeks to maintain the relevance, rigorous scholarship, and biblical faithfulness of the first edition. While many of the topics covered in the book remain the same, John Feinberg has revised each chapter to keep it current with contemporary trends and to respond to the most recent scholarship. There is a new chapter on stem cell research and greatly expanded material on issues such as homosexuality and genetic engineering. This important resource will be a valuable guide for students and those seeking answers to ethical dilemmas.

Product Details :

Genre : Religion
Author : John S. Feinberg
Publisher : Crossway
Release : 2010-11-04
File : 848 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781433526466


 Brave New World Contexts And Legacies

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

This collection of essays provides new readings of Huxley’s classic dystopian satire, Brave New World (1932). Leading international scholars consider from new angles the historical contexts in which the book was written and the cultural legacies in which it looms large. The volume affirms Huxley’s prescient critiques of modernity and his continuing relevance to debates about political power, art, and the vexed relationship between nature and humankind. Individual chapters explore connections between Brave New World and the nature of utopia, the 1930s American Technocracy movement, education and social control, pleasure, reproduction, futurology, inter-war periodical networks, motherhood, ethics and the Anthropocene, islands, and the moral life. The volume also includes a ‘Foreword’ written by David Bradshaw, one of the world’s top Huxley scholars. Timely and consistently illuminating, this collection is essential reading for students, critics, and Huxley enthusiasts alike.

Product Details :

Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Jonathan Greenberg
Publisher : Springer
Release : 2016-10-07
File : 269 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781137445414


Brave New World

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

One of the key issues facing us in the next millennium is the ability to manipulate the genetics of living organisms. The possibility of manipulating human genetics raises many theological, ethical and socio-political issues. These include specific decisions about whether the technology will be developed, how it will be applied and more general questions about the technical manipulation of 'natural' processes. From a theological perspective the human genome project not only challenges particular doctrines, such as that of creation, eschatology and anthropology, but also raises particular issues of social justice and medical ethics. The purpose of this book is to bring together the collective expertise of theologians, scientists and social scientists in order to provide a forum for critique and public debate focused on the human genome project.It is hoped that the results presented in this book offer a sophisticated theological and ethical response.

Product Details :

Genre : Religion
Author : Celia Deane-Drummond
Publisher : A&C Black
Release : 2003-11-01
File : 380 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0567089363


Whose Brave New World

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

In this passionate and down-to-earth book, Heather Menzies-one of Canada's leading writers on technology and society-steers us through the jargon of the Information Highway, globalization and the Internet to grasp the moral and political issues at stake in the Brave New World of the new economy. Menzies offers positive suggestions for reviving public debate, and for a democratic renegotiation of the new economy and the Information Highway.

Product Details :

Genre : Political Science
Author : Heather Menzies
Publisher : Between The Lines
Release : 1996
File : 209 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781896357027


Our Brave New World Compilation

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

To a conservative, this book is kryptonite. But, for liberals who love to hate George W. Bush, Our Brave New World is addicting. Rants, which originally appeared on the internet concurrent with his Presidency, will take you back to the inanity and malfeasance of Bush and his cronies - Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Rove, Ashcroft, 'Brownie,' Gonzales and Abramoff. Relive such unforgettable moments as Bush proclaiming 'mission accomplished,' the search for the weapons of mass destruction, the revelations at Abu Ghraib, the paranoia of Plamegate, the horror of Hurricane Katrina, and the helplessness of financial meltdown. With sardonic wit, and allusions and quotations from anti-utopian literature, popular culture, and the works of authors like T.S. Elliot and Joseph Conrad, Our Brave New World chronicles a nightmare era in American history.

Product Details :

Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Bradford Koplowitz
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release : 2010-05-29
File : 391 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780557336975


Ethics In A Brave New World

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

As an immigration attorney, it is imperative that you continually strive to maintain the highest ethical standards. AILAs Ethics In a Brave New World, will provide insightful articles on:--Professional Responsibility --Personal Accountability --Risk Management for Immigration Practitioners These are all qualities that this complex field requires today. As a service to our members, this publication is being distributed to all AILA members free of charge. In addition you can purchase copies for all attorneys in your firm at the low, member price!

Product Details :

Genre : Law
Author : John L. Pinnix
Publisher : AILA Publications
Release : 2004
File : 184 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105063836683


Brave New World Indonesian Edition

eBook Download

BOOK EXCERPT:

Dalam novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley memperkenalkan sebuah dunia baru: dunia kita, beberapa abad di masa depan. Dunia di mana suatu pemerintahan telah berhasil menelusuri akar ketidakbahagiaan manusia, yang bermuara pada tiga hal: keluarga, seni, dan Tuhan. Demi menanggulanginya, bayi kemudian diciptakan dari dalam botol; melalui proses genetika yang canggih ia dihilangkan dari penyakit, dilepaskan dari kecacatan, untuk kemudian terbebas dari derita besar bernama orang tua. Tumbuh besar, mereka hanya belajar apa yang pemerintah ingin mereka pelajari. Maka seni pun dikebiri, menjadi tak lebih sekadar alat hiburan dan propaganda untuk masyarakat. Sementara sains dijadikan buku resep untuk hidangan industri. Konsumerisme diajarkan sebagai jalan hidup yang utama. Kitab suci diharamkan. Kebahagiaan dipusatkan pada dua sumber utama yakni seks bebas dan candu—konsumsinya dilegalkan dan dipantau ketat oleh pemerintah. Melalui cara-cara inilah perkembangan jiwa manusia berusaha diredam, karena apapun yang merangsang jiwa sesungguhnya adalah benih kegusaran yang pada akhirnya bakal menimbulkan ketidakstabilan masyarakat. Dengan melindungi status quo, maka kebahagiaan hakiki, utopia, dapat diraih. Tidak dengan murah memang, namun sekalinya tercapai, sistem sosial tersebut mustahil diruntuhkan. Sebuah tonggak keberhasilan peradaban manusia di depan alam serta Tuhan penciptanya. [Mizan, Bentang Pustaka, Hidup, Dunia, Tuhan, Bumi, Indonesia]

Product Details :

Genre : Literary Collections
Author : Aldous Huxley
Publisher : Bentang Pustaka
Release : 2016-03-21
File : 285 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9786022910879