HUMA 1905 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gattaca, Genetic Discrimination, Physics Beyond The Standard Model
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Brief summary: victor frankenstein becomes obsessed with creating life itself only to find his creation an abomination. The creature, denied by frankenstein and his human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Societal and cultural shift from faith-based knowing to evidence-based knowing. Science is becoming the new god and killing the current faith-based god. Our perspective goes more like anything"s possible. It shows the things we should not do and the kind of people we should not be. A tremendous hope for natural and unnatural science is thought to be breaking with every once pre-ordained order of nature. Human arrogance and ambition has immoral values and dire consequences may result from successful completion of these products created by human arrogance and greed. Readings: from the earth to the moon (jules verne, 1865), ishin (madeline ashby, 2010)
