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Frankenstein, part 2: Nature vs nurture

Author
cam and benny feat. rich
Published
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Episode Link
https://doyouevenlit.podbean.com/e/frankenstein-part-2/

Wrapping up Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which we all loved.


Nature vs nurture: the monster as proto-incel, to what extent do we feel sympathy for him, should Victor have made him a bride, self-loathing and recrimination, and whether hot people are actually more virtuous than ugly people.


Also: why rousseau was a giant piece of shit, the monster as Byronic hero, importance of pariahs and moral entrepreneurs, pitbull discourse, etc


CHAPTERS


  • (00:00:00) just grave robber problems

  • (00:05:20) peephole language learning montage

  • (00:09:00) Nature vs nurture debate

  • 00:17:00) Cam’s crank theory that hot people are more virtuous

  • (00:24:11) Frankenstein as the original incel

  • (00:28:40) pitbull digression

  • (00:33:31) Ethics of making frank a bride and letting him go

  • (00:42:20) The monster as the true Byronic hero

  • (00:52:50) Sympathy for the devil

  • (00:59:02) Romantic heroes as moral entrepreneurs


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