Albertus Magnus

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while he was a child causes him to develop the inquisitiveness for resurrecting the dead. This curiosity of resurrection is shown by the literature of Alchemists that he reads which includes, the works of Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus. Resurrecting the dead is God-like because God resurrected Jesus from the dead and Frankenstein resurrects dead pieces of different human bodies to make it animate again. He commences on a private project that makes him capable of bestowing…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein addresses the issue of self-education and how it can negatively impact the lives of those who pursue it. In the novel, Frankenstein holds the agency in the formation of his worldview and social expectations. Through reading and accepting the assertions made by essentially random texts, he holds incomplete views of morality and act on ill-informed viewpoints. While the ambition behind seeking out an understanding of the world is admirable in its pursuit, its impacts…

Cost of playing God and the blinding faith in science With the escalation of scientific and technological advancement, there exists a parallel rise of concern over whether or not people will try to play God with such advancements and what will it eventually lead to. Recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering, body modifications, cloning, and endless other research fields in biological technology are all instances of areas that are achieving significant advancements…

Over the years there have been many great philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. They all have many different theories and beliefs, and have left a major impact on today’s philosophies, but one of the greatest philosophers who had a strong belief in God was St. Thomas Aquinas. Only living a short life of 49 years, Thomas Aquinas is known for his series of commentaries on the main works of Aristotle, to give us a key to the philosophical elements of all his teachings. Thomas was…

using, or perhaps misusing his knowledge, however, Shelley proposes another outlook which is to portray Frankenstein as Satan or a disbeliever. The author states, “I little expected in this enlightened and scientific age to find a disciple of Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus”. Although, the aforementioned quote seems conventional, Shelley’s usage of the word disciple as opposed to a student or follower is intentional as it taps into the religious references she makes throughout her novel. The…

Victor’s father tells him that following Agrippa’s ideas are misleading and dangerous because he should not play God or else the outcome will not be in favor of Victor. Victor combined both ancient sciences, like the writings of Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus, and Magnus with the new sciences such as chemistry and anatomy, Victor uses the word “exploded” and “chimerical” to emphasize that he discovered that Agrippa’s ideas were irrational. However, Victor follows the alchemist, and later creates…

Dante voyages through paradise in nine spheres, there order is the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Fixed Stars. This is a trip through heaven's journey towards the vision of God in the Empyrean, a realm of pure light (The World of Dante). The sun is the home for the theologians and wise men (Digital Dante). At this time, the sun was seen as a symbol of intellectual power and illumination, it could even represent God. This “planet” was perfect for the theologians and wise men…

“Saint Paul of Tarsus, a man who was breathing at the same time as Jesus. The first theologian to walk the earth and the main interpreter of Jesus’s teachings whose development of Christianity has been all-embracing. In the 21st century people learn that Saint Paul of Tarsus is one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity. However he was not always known like that previously he was known as Saul of Tarsus the persecutor of Christians. Reference will be made to Saint Paul’s…