Abstract
As we reread Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at two hundred years, it is evident that Victor Frankenstein is both a mad scientist (fevered, obsessive) and a bad scientist (secretive, hubristic, irresponsible). He's also not a very nice person. He's a narcissist, a liar, and a bad “parent.” But he is not genuinely evil. And yet when we reimagine him as evil—as an evil scientist and as an evil person—we can learn some important lessons about science and technology, our contemporary society, and ourselves.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-24 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Hastings Center Report |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Issues, ethics and legal aspects
- Philosophy
- Health Policy