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The celebrated science fiction franchise Star Trek is well known for incorporating broad discussions of philosophy and ethical conundrums into its episodes and movies. Timothy Sandefur joins us to talk about how the series deals with some of these big questions.
How does Star Trek: The Original Series reflect the way people thought about politics, justice, and human rights in the wake of the second World War? How does the series change over time? The Prime Directive: is it moral? What was its purpose in the original series if Captain Kirk violated it half the time?
Show Notes and Further Reading
Sandefur’s original article “The Politics of Star Trek” appeared in the Summer 2015 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Star Trek: The Original Series episodes referenced in this podcast episode:
“The Way to Eden”
“The Conscience of the King”
“The Apple”
“Spock’s Brain”
“Arena”
“Plato’s Stepchildren”
“Space Seed”
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The celebrated science fiction franchise Star Trek is well known for incorporating broad discussions of philosophy and ethical conundrums into its episodes and movies. Timothy Sandefur joins us to talk about how the series deals with some of these big questions.
How does Star Trek: The Original Series reflect the way people thought about politics, justice, and human rights in the wake of the second World War? How does the series change over time? The Prime Directive: is it moral? What was its purpose in the original series if Captain Kirk violated it half the time?
Show Notes and Further Reading
Sandefur’s original article “The Politics of Star Trek” appeared in the Summer 2015 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Star Trek: The Original Series episodes referenced in this podcast episode:
“The Way to Eden”
“The Conscience of the King”
“The Apple”
“Spock’s Brain”
“Arena”
“Plato’s Stepchildren”
“Space Seed”
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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