The truth is everyone longs for one single elusive thing, above all, other desires, and that is to find meaning in life. If one were to think of the scientific sense and even logically, they would reach the conclusion that we as human beings are alone. Our planet is a tiny speck floating around in the giant cold void that is the universe. And this theme of eternal emptiness and the journey to fill the void is explored in numerous novels, such as in Albert Camus’s The Stranger and most notably in Aldous Huxley’s magnum opus Brave New World. The importance of having life to humanity means something unprecedented. Everybody longs for meaning; some people take actions that are morally unacceptable to feel connected, while others find comfort in
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According to how utilitarian theory explains happiness, societies are always struggling to ensure that they have achieved the greatest amount of good for the majority of people. Huxley 's society terms the good aimed at all communities as happiness. Various apparatus exists in the society to maximize the happiness of individuals like; industry and government. However, John the Savage argued against the idea of utilitarian happiness. In his defense, John insists that there is a need for humanity to experience the unhappy part of life in order to appreciate nature. Hence, for mankind to fully comprehend life then it must indulge in both sides of happiness. One intriguing question is between truth and happiness, which is the most important? Mond construct provides that happiness surpasses the truth yet the world believes that only thing that holds the society together is the truth. The notion has instigated coexistence between the truth and happiness just as truth and sadness coexists in the …show more content…
In the book, "Brave New World,” the people in power exhilarated loyal men in their camp to sleep with as many people as they could. It illustrates a classical case where delinquents indulge in whatever they please since the authority has their backs. The past generations used the impulses to regulate and uphold morality in the society. The impulses were controlled by known institutions, and people had an obligation to conform to the laid standard by confining their impulses. For instance, during the era, purchases were done when people would no longer avoid. But the abolition of these institutions negatively affected the regulation of the impulses and aroused the deleterious sexual dangers. Huxley identifies that the reduction of the sex impulses reduces human creativity. Consequently, a society that is free of desires makes people behave like children. The ability of adults to think and reason in a creative manner has been significantly reduced (Menzies,
According to how utilitarian theory explains happiness, societies are always struggling to ensure that they have achieved the greatest amount of good for the majority of people. Huxley 's society terms the good aimed at all communities as happiness. Various apparatus exists in the society to maximize the happiness of individuals like; industry and government. However, John the Savage argued against the idea of utilitarian happiness. In his defense, John insists that there is a need for humanity to experience the unhappy part of life in order to appreciate nature. Hence, for mankind to fully comprehend life then it must indulge in both sides of happiness. One intriguing question is between truth and happiness, which is the most important? Mond construct provides that happiness surpasses the truth yet the world believes that only thing that holds the society together is the truth. The notion has instigated coexistence between the truth and happiness just as truth and sadness coexists in the …show more content…
In the book, "Brave New World,” the people in power exhilarated loyal men in their camp to sleep with as many people as they could. It illustrates a classical case where delinquents indulge in whatever they please since the authority has their backs. The past generations used the impulses to regulate and uphold morality in the society. The impulses were controlled by known institutions, and people had an obligation to conform to the laid standard by confining their impulses. For instance, during the era, purchases were done when people would no longer avoid. But the abolition of these institutions negatively affected the regulation of the impulses and aroused the deleterious sexual dangers. Huxley identifies that the reduction of the sex impulses reduces human creativity. Consequently, a society that is free of desires makes people behave like children. The ability of adults to think and reason in a creative manner has been significantly reduced (Menzies,