Dr. Moreau Ethical Issues

Albert Einstein once stated that “Science has been accused of undermining morals – but wrongly. The ethical behaviour of man is better based on sympathy, education, and social relationships, and requires no support from religion. Man’s plight would, indeed, be sad if he had to be kept in order through fear of punishment” (Rowe and Schulmann 233). From genetic modification to stem cell research, ethically controversial science consistently plagues a multitude of media outlets and this consequently results in a negative reputation surrounding the discipline at hand. In H.G. Wells precarious novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, this perspective is portrayed through Dr. Moreau, a brilliant and slightly psychotic scientist who, despite public outcry,