1st Edition

Ends and Means An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideals

By Aldous Huxley Copyright 2012
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

Contemporary intellectuals still struggle over the relationship of ends to means, especially in political discourse. Pacifism is still an important topic today, as terrorism and dictatorial states abound. Many will find solace in Ends and Means , while others will find the book only a case study of the relationship of ethics to politics. Aldous Huxley examines common issues in a unique fashion.... Read more
I Goals, Roads and Contemporary Starting Point; II The Nature of Explanation; III Efficacy and Limitations of Large-scale Social Reform; IV Social Reform and Violence; V The Planned Society; VI Nature of the Modern State; VII Centralization and Decentralization; VIII Decentralization and Self-Government; IX War; X Individual Work for Reform; XI Inequality; XII Education; XIII Religious Practices; XIV Beliefs; XV Ethics

Biography

Aldous Huxley