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The Man Trap Commentary.

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In this nineteenth Roundtable, Brandon Shea-Mutala is joined by Tony Robinson, Kay Elizabeth Janeway, Bruce Gibson and Richard Marquez in our very first live roundtable commentary for a Star Trek episode: "The Man Trap."

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Alexander, Lwaxana and the whimsiest whimsies that ever whimsied give us life lessons. Also, there is a B-plot. See it all in its glittery glory when we put Cost of Living in the Mission Log.

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Fuller's Discovery Details.

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In this eighteenth Roundtable, Aaron Harvey is joined by Tim Robertson, Kay Elizabeth Janeway, Davis Grayson, and Dennis Castello to discuss the recent details released by Bryan Fuller on Star Trek: Discovery.

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Logical Positivism.   What separates meaningful language from non-meaningful language, genuine science from pseudo-science, and productive philosophy from unproductive philosophy? In the early 20th century, a philosophical movement known as "logical positivism" attempted to specify criteria that could be used to demarcate meaningful language from non-meaningful language. These logical positivists, such as Rudolf Carnap and A.J. Ayer, claimed that only empirically verifiable statements are meaningful, and that any language not empirically verifiable is literally meaningless.   In this 50th episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling examine the claims of logical positivism through the lens of Star Trek. From the story-based use of language in the TNG episode "Darmok" to the many possible uses of the word "dilithium," Mike and Zachary offer a Star Trek based critique of logical positivism inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein's account of the meaningfulness of language as its use in various context-dependent "language games."   Chapters  Welcome to Episode 50 (00:01:07)  Separating Science from Pseudoscience - Only Empirically Verifiable Statements are Meaningful (00:03:29)  "Turkey Hot" - Replicators and Reference (00:07:46)  "Dilithium!" - Wittgenstein and Meaning-as-Use (00:10:23)  Empiricism - Do We Have Direct Sensory Access to the External World? (00:20:34)  "Minuet!" - Holograms and Reference (00:31:17)  "Shaka, When the Walls Fell" - The Meaningfulness of Non-Referential or Mythological Language (00:36:59)  ENT "Strange New World" - Hallucinatory Experience and Rock Creatures (00:47:22)  TNG "The Ensigns of Command" - Cup? Glass? Liquid? Clear? Brown? Hot? (00:55:11)  Language Games (00:59:59)  Final Thoughts (01:08:00)   Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling   Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm