Tag: Victor Frankenstein
Myths, Monsters, and Life’s Elusive First Step
The notion that the building blocks of life were easily gotten may have seemed intuitive to journalists and others acquainted with Mary Shelley’s novel.
Are Head Transplants Soul Transplants?
The question of the disposition of the soul depends on what we mean by “soul.” Is the soul a thing somewhere in the brain, so to speak, or in the body?
Frankenstein 200 Years Later: Have We Heeded the Warning?
Shelley’s cautionary tale of a scientific experiment run amok has profound implications for today’s bioethics debates.