Physiognomy Moral Appearance Fallacy / 以貌定德谬误

Physiognomy moral appearance fallacy names the source’s claim that [[Frankenstein|《弗兰肯斯坦》]] challenges older attempts to infer character from face, skull, or outward ugliness. In 141. 制造弗兰肯斯坦：科幻之母和她的神奇时代, the creature’s frightening appearance does not prove innate evil; his early behavior includes learning, help, longing, and attempted connection.

The concept matters because appearance-based interpretation justifies exclusion before evidence. The episode uses the creature to show how a false moral reading of the body can combine with Creature Social Exclusion / 被排斥者如何被制造成怪物 and Creator Responsibility Ethics / 创造者责任伦理 to produce disaster.

Connections

• 141. 制造弗兰肯斯坦：科幻之母和她的神奇时代 - source episode.
• [[Frankenstein|《弗兰肯斯坦》]] - central literary case.
• Creature Social Exclusion / 被排斥者如何被制造成怪物 - social consequence of appearance-based rejection.
• Observation Before Inference - evidence discipline against premature moral inference.