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The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

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6,636 words, approx. 22 pages
The Doors of Perception is a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley detailing his experiences when taking mescaline . It's title inspired the name of the musical group The Doors , and is derived from a statement by William Blake in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell...


Author Biography

Name: Aldous Leonard Huxley
Birth Date: July 26, 1894
Death Date: November 22, 1963
Place of Birth: Godalming, England
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: author, critic

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Biography of Aldous Leonard Huxley
684 words, approx. 2.3 pages
The novels, short stories, and essays of the English author Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) explore crucial questions of science, religion, and philosophy. Aldous Huxley was born into a family of intellectual prominence. His father, Leonard, was the so...
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Biography of Aldous (Leonard) Huxley
11850 words, approx. 39.5 pages
Tall, witty, charismatic, conspicuously handsome, a polymath, Aldous Huxley was an intellectual lighthouse for over forty years. He wrote poetry; drama; screenplays; journalism; biography; social, scientific, and intellectual history; he was a distinguis...
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Biography of Aldous Huxley
6612 words, approx. 22 pages
Novelist and essayist Aldous Huxley has been described by New Statesman contributor V. S. Pritchett as "that rare being--the prodigy, the educable young man, the perennial asker of unusual questions." Defining Huxley as a hybrid "artist-educator," Pritch...
 


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The Doors of Perception is a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley detailing his experiences when taking mescaline. This short book is considered to be one of the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs and what they teach about how the mind...


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The Independent - London
Books: The Doors Of Perception
08/27/1995: 3,200 words, approx. 11 pages
William Blake was "Born 28 Nov 1757 in London & has died several times since", as he wrote in a young friend's autograph album in 1826, the year before his actual death. The son of a Dissenter, Blake was apprenticed at 14 to an...
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British Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Opening doors of perception
10/01/2004: 3,885 words, approx. 13 pages
Creativity, learning and developing practice The notion of 'intelligence and humane choice' is addressed in this article. The only way nursing can be influential in the world of healthcare is questioned by looking at a commitment to learning, development and research. The article...
 


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