Selfish Altruism in Orphan Black

Selfish Altruism in Orphan Black Edwardo Pérez The implicit argument throughout every episode of Orphan Black is that a clone is a clone in physical appearance only – and even then, the physical appearance isn’t an exact duplication. In other words, for Orphan Black, cloning is no different from what occurs with multiple births (twins…

Extending Life in Orphan Black

Extending Life in Orphan Black Edwardo Pérez How long do you want to live? If it were possible, would you want an extra twenty years? How about forty more? What about doubling your lifespan? Or, why not just shoot for immorality? Maybe that’s going too far. Besides, isn’t mortality the point? If we were immortal,…