Concept
Mad scientist
Overview
stock character; an insane or highly eccentric scientist, often villainous or amoral
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Philosophers who discussed Mad scientist
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- Frankenstein
- Dystopia
- Film
- Psychosis
- Science fiction
- Scientist
- Nazism
- Cold War
- World War II
- New Scientist
- Taboo
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
Place in the tradition
Part of Philosophical skepticism.