Lessons from Frankenstein 200 years on
Brain organoids, chimaeras and other ‘monsters’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21514432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Koplin (0000-0002-2752-7334, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, corresponding author), John Massie (0000-0003-1008-0967, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 567-571 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/medethics-2019-105839 |
| PMID | 32001547 |
| OpenAlex | W3003664498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has captured the public imagination ever since it was first published over 200 years ago. While the narrative reflected 19th-century anxieties about the emerging scientific revolution, it also suggested some clear moral lessons that remain relevant today. In a sense, Frankenstein was a work of bioethics written a century and a half before the discipline came to exist. This paper revisits the lessons of Frankenstein regarding the creation and manipulation of life in the light of recent developments in stem cell and neurobiological research. It argues that these lessons are becoming more relevant than ever
Aesthetics · Art · Bioethics · Environmental ethics · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |