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Emrah Atasoy
Lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. Author of the first article, Orwell, Huxley, and the Path to Truth.
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Jul 25, 2025
• 44min
The philosophy of literature SPECIAL | George Orwell, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aldous Huxley, and more
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Emrah Atasoy, a lecturer at the University of Warwick, dives into the philosophical depths of classic literature. He unpacks the tension between utopia and dystopia as seen in Orwell's '1984' and Huxley's 'Brave New World,' urging critical thinking in today's world. Atasoy contrasts Dostoevsky's religious fervor with Tolstoy's practical morality, exploring their implications on faith. He also examines Nabokov's 'Lolita,' revealing moral complexities and the conflicts between autonomy and societal norms, while touching on Lispector's transformative views on identity.
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