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In "Chap. 4" Professor Krempe gives the Ingolstadt university course on natural philosophy while Professor Waldman gives that on chemistry. The old term "natural philosophy"’ was the common eighteenth-century (and earlier) term for the physical sciences, especially physics but including chemistry.
Natural philosophy or philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis) is the philosophical study of physics, that is, nature and the physical universe.
An interest in life and death sparked by reading about natural philosophy is only enhanced when Frankenstein’s father condemns him for wasting his time on such “sad trash” (23). The rebellious Frankenstein becomes completely obsessed with this passion and sacrifices his well being in search of building a new foundation in science where ...
Jul 16, 2019 · Through their reading of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, William Blake, and Mary Shelley arrive at a similar formula for their respective texts: the mismanagement, neglect, and eventual abandonment of ...
Frankenstein Studies “Natural Philosophy” at Ingolstadt (Chapters 3–4): The novel’s emphasis on monstrosity and reanimation begins with Frankenstein’s growing passion for “natural ...
Frankenstein suggests that ambition is dangerous because it has the potential to become evil. Frankenstein’s ambition motivates him to create the Monster, and he compares his own ambition to a list of other destructive ambitions: “If no man allowed any pursuit whatsoever to interfere with the tranquility of his domestic affections, Greece ...
Victor has been avoiding natural philosophy ever since he realized the medieval theories could never hold up to modern science, and M. Krempe’s “repulsive countenance” and harsh condemnation ...
