An analysis of Judeo-Christian Ideology and Capitalism in Aldous Huxley’s Island Once upon a time in a far away land.. no wait, that’s not right. It was a dark and stormy night… no, that’s not right either. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Ah yes, yes there it is. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Then, a couple of days later, God said, “Let us make man in our image after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish in the sea, over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”. And just like that humanity was thrust forth into a downward spiral of domination, over-exploitation and consumption. Of course it is not all that simple: there were many different players, institutions and powers involved. However, the concept that humans are exclusively advanced and thus have a position of privilege on the planet, which has its roots in the Judeo-...
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