Bc. Lucie Štefková

Bachelor's thesis

Deep in One's Soul: In Pursuit of Empathy in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Philip K. Dick's Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep?

Deep in One's Soul: In Pursuit of Empathy in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Philip K. Dick's Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep?
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce si klade za cíl porovnat romány Frankenstein od Mary Shelley a Sní androidi o elektrických ovečkách? od Philipa K. Dicka, respektive jejich hlavní postavy Monstra a Ricka Deckarda, přičemž důraz je kladen na empatické cítění těchto dvou postav a jeho vývoj. Práce definuje pojem empatie a argumentuje, že kolísavost empatie je klíčovou lidskou vlastností, kterou postavy disponují …more
Abstract:
This bachelor’s thesis aims to compare the novels Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, or rather their main characters of the Monster and Rick Deckard, with the main focus being the empathic feeling of the two characters and its development. The thesis defines the term empathy and argues that the oscillating nature of empathy is a key personality …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 5. 2021

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 21. 6. 2021
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

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