Utilitarianism In Frankenstein

“The Dithering: 2005 to 2060. From the end of the postmodern (date derived from the UN announcement of climate change) to the fall into crisis. These were wasted years” (Robinson 245).Robinson says he aims to write about human ability to change history, so why is he telling readers they are part of a worthless generation? With the large amount 2312’s text being dedicated to the story of the qubes, the book suggests that modern science is largely aimed at trendy advancement instead of concentrating efforts on existing issues. “The Dithering” does not announce the fall of humanity, but rather the need for an authority to weigh in on the value of scientific efforts and gain control of the want to create for a singular good before creating …show more content…
Once Victor saw the deficiencies in his creation, he was obligated to deal with the results. Instead of trying to solve any of the problems he was facing, Frankenstein wanted to run away from them. If a scientist, such as Victor, takes the responsibility of constructing life, they also take the responsibility of handling the outcome and not flee from it. In contrast to the downfall Victor Frankenstein suffered from his failure, 2312 offers a utopian view of how humans have the power to mold their future. As Swan looks at both her damaged homes on Mercury and Earth, it pains her to see that science has done nothing for these ecosystems, but instead has poured far too much effort into robotics. Swan recognizes that the human mind can achieve, maybe even surpass, the ability of …show more content…
They were self-reproducing robots too. They showed up and worked generation after generation; give them 3000 calories a day and a few amenities, a little time off, and a strong jolt of fear, and you could work them at almost anything. Give them some ameliorative drugs and you had a working class, reified and coglike” (Robinson, 2312 307).
Swan’s comparison of humans to robots is anything but negative. Robots, even in 2312, are nothing but a mechanical model of the human brain. Humans exist and reproduce with no cost to the scientist, and that should be taken advantage of when deciding where to place scientific efforts. 2312 is urging the reader to realize the capability to run the planet is already in society’s hands, but scientists need to be allowed to focus their endeavors towards sustaining environment instead of flooding the globe with digitization.