Prophet, mystic, spiritual, satirist, man of science - the many facets of Huxley's universal intellect are abundantly displayed in this series of lectures given in 1959, four years before his death. Huxley aimed to reconcile certain issues and scientific fields - human biology, the state of the planet, society and politics, the individual and their abilities - and to present a comprehensive picture of the prospects of the human condition, emphasizing the greatest challenges that humanity must face if it wishes to survive the 21st century.
Profound, passionate, and filled with nightmarish predictions, The Human Condition reminds us why Huxley is one of the most important thinkers of our time.