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The doors of perception 1954 aldous huxley part of britains postwar intellectual elite, aldous huxley had been educated at eton college and oxford university, where because of an eye condition he had been diverted away from a scientific career towards the world of literature. Contains the complete texts of the doors of perception and heaven and hell. The work is philosophical in nature and presents many ideas that may seem controversial or difficult to understand. The other world to which mescalin admitted me was not the world of visions. The doors of perception is his account of his experience that day. The doors of perception by aldous huxley, 1954, harper edition, in english 1st ed. Huxleys amazing experiment doors of perception aldoushuxley. In 1954 aldous huxleys hugely influential book the doors of perception was published. The latest doors of perception were quite the fans. There ar actually gems here for writers, simple, direct, to the purpose. The doors of perception by aldous huxley is a key work in the never psychedelic nonfiction genre. The door of perception is an evergrowing compilation of things that talk to me on a deep level. Download the doors of perception audiobook softarchive. Perhaps best known for brave new world, which sits alongside george orwells 1984 as two of the great dystopian novels written in.
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