Aldous Huxley
British author who explored technology's impact on humanity and consciousness. Huxley's Brave New World warned against pleasure-based totalitarianism and dehumanization through technology. His later works explored mysticism, psychedelics, and consciousness expansion. The Doors of Perception influenced counterculture and psychedelic philosophy.
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