What Does C. S. Lewis’s “The Abolition of Man” Have to Say After 80 Years?

Lewis points out that in previous ages, wisdom and virtue led to conforming the soul to reality in pursuit of becoming truly human. Now, the conditioners discard humanity by subduing “reality to the wishes of men” (77). Lewis argues that reality is subdued by replacing conformity with technological solutions, which may include rewiring the circuitry … Continue reading What Does C. S. Lewis’s “The Abolition of Man” Have to Say After 80 Years?