Huxley's Systematic Reasoning

Aldous Huxley claims, “Systematic reasoning is something we could not, as a species or as individuals, possibly do without. But neither, if we are to remain sane, can we possibly do without direct perception.” Huxley makes a very good point in saying, it is key to our society to have unsystematic reasoning, as much as it is key to have systematic reasoning. Direct perception cannot be overlooked for it was the individuals that had this thought process that brought upon some of the key factors that make up our language and systems today. A balance of both systematic and unsystematic reasoning is the groundwork for our society, and without balance we may “become the victims as well as the beneficiaries of these systems”. We become the victims of these systems when we become ignorant of our surroundings. Without unsystematic reasoning new theories and ideas would not be created, however too much in society could lead to chaos. Huxley states that non-verbal humanities are often ignored. We as humans cannot

Structure is important for a society to function, because it is due to these structures that huxley says “we have raised ourselves above the brutes”. Rules and systems set in place ensure safety. Without systems, and rules, people act out, and society cannot function. This has been proven in many studies. However, many times with systems and power, follows abuse of power. If an abused system is in place, sometimes it seems as if humans can no longer be their own individual, instead they are dehumanized and made into bodies that are practically like empty capsules, full of similar thought, lacking creativity and a sense of being unique. I believe this is why Huxley stresses that we cannot look at the world indirectly, instead we must prevent behaviors that create a generic label for human beings, lacking