Voices of the Created: Sympathy, Agency, and Moral Failure in Frankenstein and AI Ethics
Wissenschaftsforum am Zukunftscampus (Georgianum Ingolstadt) Hohe-Schul-Straße 5 (Eingang Goldknopfgasse), Ingolstadt, Bayern, DeutschlandThis lecture focuses on the second half of Frankenstein, placing the Creature’s narrative at the center of ethical analysis. By examining the Creature’s account of his education, suffering, and exclusion, the session asks whether his story warrants moral sympathy and how Mary Shelley uses it to challenge readers’ judgments about monstrosity, violence, and responsibility. Drawing…

