Moreau's Law in "The Island of Doctor Moreau" in Light of Kant's Reciprocity Thesis
In this paper, I explore a tension between the Law in the novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H. G. Wells, and Kant’s reciprocity thesis. The Law is a series of prohibitions that Moreau has his beasts recite. Moreau devotes his time to transforming animals through a painful surgery into beings tha...
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| Language: | English |
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Alfredo Mac Laughlin
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://jsfphil.org/vol-1/moreaus-law/ |