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Frankenstein
Mad Scientist, Impossible human: An Essay in Generative Anthropology by Andrew Bartlett
Introduction
Frankenstein is a modern myth because it presents:
- “the existence of cultural categories: it will render
plausible the idea of sacred, shared human
origin...” and combines the “irrationally primitive
and capriciously supernatural” (7).
- Modern rationality vs modern faith of knowing and
controlling the laws and raw materials of nature
with technology (7).
● The mad scientist (central figure) and his
moral errors.
● Resisting victimary attitudes. Imposible/non
human vs human.
● Recurrent mythical elements
“A mad scientist plays God by trying to re-enact the origin of the
human, and disastrously fails” (Bartlett 6).
Core of the myth and arguments
A. The presence of the mad scientist (central
figure)
Literary fictions:
● Vienna Blood by Adrian Mathews (1999)
● Oryx and crake by Margaret Atwood (2003)
Realm of popular fiction:
● Juniper’s daughter by Tom Hyman’s (1994)
Movie industry:
● Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg (2001)
Mad scientist
Levels at which the mad scientist operates:
1. Violating moral and anthropological laws.
2. Pursuing an impossible moral wisdom that only
God has.
3. Re-enacting the origin of humanity: a new human,
a new race.
Mad scientist
Resisting victimary attitudes. Non human
status of the victim
- Monstrosity vs human like
- Impossible human = nonhuman
Victimary thinking
- Scientist fails since his work is not as
God’s work
Impossible human
- Anthropocentrism -
Hubris of the scientist
Creation of a human like.
Mythical elements:
- Archetypal myth:
Tragedy of shock and horror.
Villainous hero in agony
- Historical criterion:
Iliad, Bible, and Faust.
- Six narrative kernels:
experiment; partial success; defect;
dialogue; violent revenge; and death
Mythical elements:
● The presence of the mad scientist
● Resisting victimary attitudes. Impossible humans
● Recurrent mythical elements.
“A mad scientist plays God by trying to re-enact the origin of the
human, and disastrously fails” (Bartlett 6).
Restatement:
Conclusion:
Work cited
Bartlett, Andrew. Mad Scientist, Impossible Human: An Essay in Generative
Anthropology. The Davies Group, Publishers, 201. ProQuest Ebook Central, The Davies Group,
Publishers, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central,
www.ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sibdilibro-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3139033.
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Mad scientist, impossible human: an essay in generative anthropology by Andrew Bartlett

  • 1. Frankenstein Mad Scientist, Impossible human: An Essay in Generative Anthropology by Andrew Bartlett
  • 2. Introduction Frankenstein is a modern myth because it presents: - “the existence of cultural categories: it will render plausible the idea of sacred, shared human origin...” and combines the “irrationally primitive and capriciously supernatural” (7). - Modern rationality vs modern faith of knowing and controlling the laws and raw materials of nature with technology (7).
  • 3. ● The mad scientist (central figure) and his moral errors. ● Resisting victimary attitudes. Imposible/non human vs human. ● Recurrent mythical elements “A mad scientist plays God by trying to re-enact the origin of the human, and disastrously fails” (Bartlett 6). Core of the myth and arguments
  • 4. A. The presence of the mad scientist (central figure) Literary fictions: ● Vienna Blood by Adrian Mathews (1999) ● Oryx and crake by Margaret Atwood (2003) Realm of popular fiction: ● Juniper’s daughter by Tom Hyman’s (1994) Movie industry: ● Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg (2001) Mad scientist
  • 5. Levels at which the mad scientist operates: 1. Violating moral and anthropological laws. 2. Pursuing an impossible moral wisdom that only God has. 3. Re-enacting the origin of humanity: a new human, a new race. Mad scientist
  • 6. Resisting victimary attitudes. Non human status of the victim - Monstrosity vs human like - Impossible human = nonhuman Victimary thinking - Scientist fails since his work is not as God’s work Impossible human
  • 7. - Anthropocentrism - Hubris of the scientist Creation of a human like. Mythical elements: - Archetypal myth: Tragedy of shock and horror. Villainous hero in agony
  • 8. - Historical criterion: Iliad, Bible, and Faust. - Six narrative kernels: experiment; partial success; defect; dialogue; violent revenge; and death Mythical elements:
  • 9. ● The presence of the mad scientist ● Resisting victimary attitudes. Impossible humans ● Recurrent mythical elements. “A mad scientist plays God by trying to re-enact the origin of the human, and disastrously fails” (Bartlett 6). Restatement:
  • 11. Work cited Bartlett, Andrew. Mad Scientist, Impossible Human: An Essay in Generative Anthropology. The Davies Group, Publishers, 201. ProQuest Ebook Central, The Davies Group, Publishers, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, www.ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sibdilibro-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3139033.