War of the Worlds
For individual discussions, you will generally be required to post a response of at least 200 words to a topic of your choice. Each prompt includes introductory explanation plus several questions. Each topic response should focus on a relevant issue you wish to examine and should make a thoughtful, well-developed argument. Close reading and use of quotation is encouraged. Use parenthetical page or electronic location numbers for citation, ie. (148). Before responding to the prompts, read prior posts, especially any that have been highlighted by the instructor. If particular questions have already been answered satisfactorily, choose other questions to address. Strive to avoid producing repetitive responses; instead, try to bring something new to the conversation to keep it moving forward.
An anthropocentric perspective views humankind as the central and most important entity in existence. It interprets the entirety of the natural world in terms of human values and experiences and thus tends to ignore or dismiss the perspectives and values of non-human life. Consequently, it esteems humans as superior to non-human creatures and places the welfare of humankind above that of all other beings.
In what ways does H. G. Wells’ novel War of the Worlds embrace or challenge anthropocentrism? In Wells’ novel are humans the center of the universe? Are humans the summit of evolutionary progress? According to Wells, what features are likely to be favored in human evolution of the future? Is there a correspondence between biological evolution and moral progress? Is human dominion over earth guaranteed? What does the novel present as the dangers of an anthropocentric perspective?
Produce an argument responding to one or more of the above questions, providing textual support in the form of quotation from the novel with parenthetical citation (page or electronic location number).
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