The Edge of Evolution: Animality, Inhumanity, and Doctor Moreau

by Ronald Edwards

In this interdisciplinary work, author Ron Edwards offers an innovative rereading of H. G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Edwards utilizes his twenty-five years in biology and the ethics of animal research to examine the bioethical implications of Wells' work and its relevance to contemporary scientific and philosophical discussions. He tackles the myth of human exceptionalism, the notion that we are fundamentally different from the rest of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190212098
• ISBN13: 9780190212094
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"