The Doors of Perception

Aldous HuxleyHarper & Brothers • ISBN-13 978‑1559271912

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The Doors of Perception

Aldous HuxleyHarper & Brothers

ISBN-10: 1559271914 · ISBN-13: 978‑1559271912 · 1954 · 1st Edition

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In this seminal 1954 essay, Aldous Huxley chronicles his controlled experiments with mescaline and the subsequent alteration of his sensory perception. By documenting the dissolution of the ego and the intensification of aesthetic experience, Huxley provides a foundational text for mid-century consciousness studies and the philosophical inquiry into the nature of human reality.

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Publisher: Harper & Brothers
1st Edition1954
Pages: 79Language: English

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Author: Aldous Huxley

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Inferred: MysticismInferred: Sensory Experience

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Cornerstone of: Psychedelic Literature

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