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Dr. Filostrato is an Italian physiologist in the N.I.C.E. He knows about the Head’s existence but not its true evil nature; he believes it to be the product of his scientific genius and proof that science can enable humanity to transcend organic life. Filostrato believes that nature is impure and that humans must purify themselves by distancing themselves from it. He learns the truth about the Head at the end of the novel, when Wither and Straik sacrifice him to it.
Dr. Filostrato Quotes in That Hideous Strength
The That Hideous Strength quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Filostrato or refer to Dr. Filostrato . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
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“But I tell you I have seen the civilised tree in Persia. […] It was made of metal. A poor, crude thing. But how if it were perfected? Light, made of aluminium. So natural, it would even deceive. […] At present, I allow, we must have forest for the atmosphere. Presently we find a chemical substitute. And then, why any natural trees? […]
“In us organic life has produced Mind. It has done its work. After that we want no more of it. We do not want the world any longer furred over with organic life, like what you call the blue mould––all sprouting and budding and breeding and decaying. We must get rid of it. By little and little, of course; slowly we learn how. Learn to make our brains live with less and less body: learn to build our bodies directly with chemicals […].”
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Dr. Filostrato Quotes in That Hideous Strength
The That Hideous Strength quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Filostrato or refer to Dr. Filostrato . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
Quotes
“But I tell you I have seen the civilised tree in Persia. […] It was made of metal. A poor, crude thing. But how if it were perfected? Light, made of aluminium. So natural, it would even deceive. […] At present, I allow, we must have forest for the atmosphere. Presently we find a chemical substitute. And then, why any natural trees? […]
“In us organic life has produced Mind. It has done its work. After that we want no more of it. We do not want the world any longer furred over with organic life, like what you call the blue mould––all sprouting and budding and breeding and decaying. We must get rid of it. By little and little, of course; slowly we learn how. Learn to make our brains live with less and less body: learn to build our bodies directly with chemicals […].”
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