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Brave New World

Book • 1932

Written in 1931 and published in 1932, 'Brave New World' is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic World State where humans are bred in vitro and predestined into a rigid social hierarchy.

The novel explores themes of technological advancement, social conditioning, and the loss of individuality and freedom.

The story revolves around characters such as Bernard Marx, an Alpha who questions the society, Mustapha Mond, the World Controller, and John, a 'Savage' from a reservation who introduces elements of emotion and individuality into the highly controlled World State.

The novel critiques the optimism of technological progress and its potential to create a society that values stability and happiness over humanity and freedom.

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in comparison with Orwell's '1984'.

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when comparing the world to Huxley's dystopian vision.

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in relation to his views on societal control and dystopian futures.

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, referring to the potential effect of AI.

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as a book where Aldous Huxley discussed alphas, betas, and gammas, engineered to be slaves with limited human capabilities.

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Jonathan Haidt

in a discussion about whether society has become more like Orwell's 1984 or Huxley's Brave New World.

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