Monster

:This article is about monsters as a kind of legendary creature. For other uses, see Monster (disambiguation).

Monsters in literature

The relationship between science and monstrosity became an important theme in many Victorian-era horror novels, where science was often depicted not merely as studying monsters, but as producing them. Notable examples include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. This change corresponded with a decline in the popularity of science among the general public.

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Victorian-era - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Frankenstein

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Some traces of this classic relation to monsters can be found in the popularity of tabloid newspapers such as the Weekly World News. Contemporary philosophers such as Lorraine Daston have written at length about the relationship between how society depicts monsters and the role of science in that society. Monsters also occur in a variety of philosophical works (Aristotle, Augustine, Montaigne, Locke, Leibniz, Diderot ...); see 'Monsters and Philosophy', ed. by Charles Wolfe (forthcoming; and http://www.monstersandphilosophy.com).

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Weekly World News - Lorraine Daston

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