Professor Edward Weston
An ambitious and arrogant scientist, Professor Edward Weston is driven by a belief in human superiority and imperialism. He kidnaps Ransom and takes him to Malacandra with plans to exploit the planet's resources. Weston is deeply committed to the idea that humanity's survival and expansion across the cosmos justify any means, including violence and deception. His cold rationalism and materialistic worldview put him at odds with the spiritual and harmonious beings of Malacandra. Weston is the pinnacle of unchecked scientific ambition and moral detachment.
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Professor Edward Weston
An ambitious and arrogant scientist, Professor Edward Weston is driven by a belief in human superiority and imperialism. He kidnaps Ransom and takes him to Malacandra with plans to exploit the planet's resources. Weston is deeply committed to the idea that humanity's survival and expansion across the cosmos justify any means, including violence and deception. His cold rationalism and materialistic worldview put him at odds with the spiritual and harmonious beings of Malacandra. Weston is the pinnacle of unchecked scientific ambition and moral detachment.
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis