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Aldous Huxley presents a lecture series in which he asks, "how did our ancestors think of human nature and in what terms ought we to think about it?"

Available Episodes

1961-11-12Human potentialities, part 200:26:12

1961-11-12Human potentialities, part 100:29:36

1961-10-30Visionary experience, part 200:30:30

1961-10-30Visionary experience, part 100:29:38

1961-10-15Why art?, part 200:23:45

1961-10-15Why art?, part 100:29:03

1961-10-15Symbols and immediate experience, part 200:17:30

1961-10-15Symbols and immediate experience, part 100:29:43

1961-10-10Contemporary picture, part 100:29:53

1961-10-10Individual in relation to history, part 100:29:51

1961-10-10Individual in relation to history, part 200:26:09

1961-10-10Contemporary picture, part 200:30:14

1961-08-10Ancient views of human nature, part 100:28:50

1961-08-10Ancient views of human nature, part 200:25:00

Subjects: Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963; Lectures and lecturing; U.S. Literature
Creators: WGBH (Radio station : Boston, Mass.); WGBH (Radio station : Boston, Mass.)
Contributors: Bartlett, Howard R.; Burchard, John E. (John Ely), 1898-1975; De Santillana, Giorgio, 1902-; Green, William C.; Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963; Lamson, Roy
Genres: Educational; Speech
Time Periods: 1960-1969