IRP Blog Post 4b

Theme:

After finishing the book, the most pressing theme was the ineffectiveness of totalitarianism. John continued to press the need for arts and science for mankind to grow and have a meaningful, purpose-driven life. The World State argued that it was unnecessary. Mond tells John of the unimportance of science by saying, “Every change is a menace to stability. That’s another reason why we’re so chary of applying new inventions. Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometimes be treated as a possible enemy. Yes, even science.” (224-225) John thought freedom should reign and wasn’t going to change positions; he would agree with Max Lerner’s famous quote, “To reject the word is to reject the human search.”