Aldous Huxley Quotes
We now spend a good deal more on drink and smoke than we spend on education. This, of course, is not surprising. The urge to escape from selfhood and the environment is in almost everyone almost all the time.
Topics
Consumer Behavior, Consumerism, Anti-Consumerism
Risk
Distraction
Environmentalists, Environmentalism
Hedonism
Substance Abuse
Addiction
Drink
Education, Knowledge & Training
Addictive Behaviors
Alcohol Consumption
Public Health Concerns
Self-avoidance
Selfhood
Tobacco Use
Environment
Escape Mentality
Citations
Huxley, Aldous. The Doors of Perception. Chatto & Windus, 1954, p. 45.
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Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems.