As science penetrates the secrets of nature, with each discovery generating new questions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will sound its note of warning. Many scientific developments have provoked references to Frankenstein , a story that, for nearly two centuries, has gripped our imaginations and haunted our nightmares. How can society balance the benefits of medical discoveries against the ethical or spiritual questions posed? Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature accompanies a traveling exhibit of the same ...
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As science penetrates the secrets of nature, with each discovery generating new questions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will sound its note of warning. Many scientific developments have provoked references to Frankenstein , a story that, for nearly two centuries, has gripped our imaginations and haunted our nightmares. How can society balance the benefits of medical discoveries against the ethical or spiritual questions posed? Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature accompanies a traveling exhibit of the same name. This lavishly illustrated volume begins by highlighting Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It next focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. Here, the fate of the monster becomes a moral lesson illustrating the punishment for ambitious scientists who seek to usurp the place of God by creating life. The final section examines the continuing power of the Frankenstein story to articulate present-day concerns raised by new developments in biomedicine such as cloning and xenografting (the use of animal organs in human bodies), and the role scientists and citizens play in determining acceptable limits of scientific and medical advances.
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Very Good+ 0813532000. Color and B&W photos and reproductions; Square Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 88 pages; [SIGNED] 2002 Rutgers University Press. Oversize square format paperback in glossy pictorial covers. A short handwritten note on Yale University letterhead by the author and exhibition curator, Susan Lederer, is laid in at front. Tightly bound and fresh with just mild shelf evidence to edges. Illustrated throughout with color and b&w photos, figures and reproductions.; Signed by Author.
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