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The Edge of Evolution: Animality, Inhumanity, and Doctor Moreau
Oxford University Press USA (2016)
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The book presents a re-reading of H. G. Wells' novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau" as a key to addressing the controversies of our own humanity. It raises the issue: without human exceptionalism, where do ethics come from?Other Versions
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