Has Walton the scientist learned anything from Victor? If so, what has he learned? If not, why?

It seems, in the end, that Captain Walton has learned something from Victor's story. When Walton's crew approaches him with a request to turn around and go home, Walton is angry and bitter. He knows the danger of an Arctic expedition, as do his men, but now that they've faced the very real possibility of death, they do not want to continue on. Despite his own feelings, Walton does not feel that he can take the lives of others into his hands, if they are unwilling that he should do so. After listening to Victor's story and hearing of how many people had to suffer and die as a result of his own pride and desire for knowledge and glory, Walton turns his ship around. Victor lectures the men and advises them not to return home as failures, but it is to no avail. They will not change their minds, and Walton will not risk their lives without their consent.