Aldous Huxley and the Mysticism of Science

• Author(s): J. Deery,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 231
• ISBN_10: 0230375057
  ISBN_13: 9780230375055
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / Religious , Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century , Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects , Fiction / General , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Religion / General , Religion / Philosophy , Literary Criticism / General ,

Description:... Can religious belief survive in a scientific era? Aldous Huxley thought so. His early recognition of the profound significance of twentieth-century science and the need for moral and spiritual direction resulted in his espousal of mysticism. An examination of his fiction and nonfiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another.