Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth
By (Author) Nicolas Michaud
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
1st November 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
823.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
425g
Description
Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus sparked into life a fascination with science-gone-awry that refuses to die. Can organic life be reanimated using electricity or genetic manipulation If so, could Frankenstein's monster really teach itself to read and speak as Mary Shelley imagined Do monsters have rights, or responsibilities to those who would as soon kill them What is it about music that so affects Frankenstein's monster, or any of us What does Mel Brook's Frau Blucher say to contemporary ecofeminism Why are some Frankenstein's flops and others historic successes Is there a true Frankenstein Why are children, but not adults, drawn to Shelley's monster And what is a "monster," anyways
Author Bio
Nicolas Michaud is an assistant professor of Philosophy at Florida State College Jacksonville. He is the editor of Hunger Games and Philosophy (2012).
