مجلة العلوم القانونية والاجتماعية
Volume 11, Numéro 1, Pages 134-146
2026-03-01
Investigating Transhumanism: The Demise Of Humanism In Women’s Writings: The Case Of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein And Margret Atwood’s Oryx And Crake.
Authors : Meddah Khadidja . Kechida Nawal .
Abstract
This article examines the discursive evolution of the immortality archetype, tracing the philosophical dichotomy between Renaissance Humanism (the ideal of Man-as-is) and the Transhumanist aspiration (Man-to-be-overcome). The analysis draws on a theoretical framework that establishes the creation impulse as an act of scientific hubris, focusing on two pivotal female authors: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake (2003). The article argues that by bridging the gap between technological ambition and human consequence, both novels expose the profound contradiction inherent in the Transhumanist project—the belief that advanced technology should be used to overcome fundamental biological limitations, such as aging, disease, and cognitive limits. This technological aspiration, presented as the ultimate solution to mortality, paradoxically constitutes the catalyst for existential disaster. The comparison of Victor Frankenstein's initial gothic impulse with Crake's radical, globalized vision demonstrates how the quest for the Posthuman inevitably results in the catastrophic subversion of core humanistic values, serving as a unified, two-century-long literary warning against scientific overreach.
Keywords
Humanism ; immortality ; transhumanist ; mortality ; hubris ; consequence
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