Reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet’s finest experts for 31 new, highly logical essaysFeatures a complete examination of the Star Trek universe, from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)Introduces important concepts in philosophy through the vast array of provocative issues raised by the series, such as the ethics of the Prime Directive, Star Trek’s philosophy of peace, Data and Voyager’s Doctor as persons, moral relativism and the Federation’s quest for liberation, the effect of alternate universes on reality and identity, the Borg as transhumanists, Federation Trekonomics, Star Trek’s secular society, and much, much more…!An enterprising and enlightening voyage into deep space that will appeal to hardcore fans and science fiction enthusiasts alikePublishing in time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the original TV series
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* Reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet s finest experts for 31 new, highly logical essays * Features a complete examination of the Star Trek universe, from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J.
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Acknowledgments: The Command Staff of Utopia Planitia ix Introduction: A Guide to Living Long and Prospering 1 I Alpha Quadrant: Home Systems 5 1 “The More Complex the Mind, the Greater the Need for the Simplicity of Play” 7Jason T. Eberl 2 Aristotle and James T. Kirk: The Problem of Greatness 18Jerold J. Abrams 3 The Moral Psychology of a Starship Captain 26Tim Challans 4 “Make It So”: Kant, Confucius, and the Prime Directive 36Alejandro B´arcenas and Steve Bein 5 Destroying Utopias: Why Kirk Is a Jerk 47David Kyle Johnson 6 “We Are Not Going to Kill Today”: Star Trek and the Philosophy of Peace 59David Boersema II Beta Quadrant: Dangerous Rivalries 69 7 Klingons: A Cultural Pastiche 71Victor Grech 8 The Borg as Contagious Collectivist Techno-Totalitarian Transhumanists 83Dan Dinello 9 Assimilation and Autonomy 95Barbara Stock 10 Q: A Rude, Interfering, Inconsiderate, Sadistic Pest—on a Quest for Justice? 105Kyle Alkema and Adam Barkman 11 Federation Trekonomics: Marx, the Federation, and the Shift from Necessity to Freedom 115Jeff Ewing 12 “The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few”: Utilitarianism and Star Trek 127Greg Littmann 13 Casuistry in the Final Frontier 138Courtland Lewis III Delta Quadrant: Questing for Home 149 14 “Today Is a Good Day to Die!” Transporters and Human Extinction 151William Jaworski 15 Two Kirks, Two Rikers 162Trip McCrossin 16 Data, Kant, and Personhood; or,Why Data Is Not a Toaster 172Nina Rosenstand 17 Humans, Androids, Cyborgs, and Virtual Beings: All aboard the Enterprise 180Dennis M.Weiss 18 Photons (and Drones) Be Free: Phenomenology and the Life-Worlds of Voyager’s Doctor and Seven of Nine 190Nicole R. Pramik 19 Vision Quest into Indigenous Space 199Walter Robinson IV Gamma Quadrant: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations 211 20 Rethinking the Matter: Organians Are Still Organisms 213Melanie Johnson-Moxley 21 “In Search of . . . ” Friendship: What We Can Learn from Androids and Vulcans 223James M. Okapal 22 Resistance Is Negligible: In Praise of Cyborgs 232Lisa Cassidy 23 “Who I Really Am”: Odo, Mead, and the Self 243Pamela JG Boyer 24 Is Liberation Ever a Bad Thing? Enterprise’s “Cogenitor” and Moral Relativism 253William A. Lindenmuth 25 Resistance Really Is Futile: On Being Assimilated by Our Own Technology 264Dena Hurst V Beyond the Galactic Barrier: The Future as the Final Frontier 273 26 Life on a Holodeck: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about the True Nature of Reality 275Dara Fogel 27 Which Spock Is the Real One? Alternate Universes and Identity 288Andrew Zimmerman Jones 28 “Strangely Compelling”: Romanticism in “The City on the Edge of Forever” 299Sarah O’Hare 29 It Is a Q of Life: Q as a Nietzschean Figure 308Charles Taliaferro and Bailey Wheelock 30 A God Needs Compassion, but Not a Starship: Star Trek’s Humanist Theology 315James F. McGrath 31 “The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning”: Star Trek’s Secular Society 326Kevin S. Decker Contributors: Federation Ambassadors to Babel 340 Index 349
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Can a starship captain be both great and moral? Can Vulcans and androids really have (or be) friends? What is it like to be a hologram, shapeshifter, or incorporeal entity? Why do the Borg frighten us so much? Is there room for God in the Star Trek universe? Is Q just a sadistic pest or a provocateur of human advancement? The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy boldly goes where no book has gone before in pursuit of a greater philosophical understanding of the galaxy's final frontier. It reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet's finest experts for 30 new, highly logical essays to provide a thorough examination of the Star Trek universe - from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). The essays introduce important concepts in philosophy through the vast array of provocative issues raised by the series, such as the ethics of the Prime Directive, Star Trek's philosophy of peace, Data and Voyager's Doctor as persons, moral relativism and the Federation's quest for liberation, the effect of alternate universes on reality and identity, the Borg as transhumanists, Federation Trekonomics, and Star Trek's secular society. Available in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the endlessly inventive and beloved Star Trek franchise, this is an enterprising and enlightening voyage into deep space that will appeal to hardcore fans and science fiction enthusiasts alike.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781119146001
Publisert
2016-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
226 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

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Biographical note

Kevin S. Decker is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Washington University, where he teaches ethics, American and Continental philosophy, and philosophy of popular culture. He is co-editor of Philosophy and Breaking Bad (2016) and Who is Who? The Philosophy of Doctor Who (2013). He is co-editor, with Jason T. Eberl, of The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015), Star Trek and Philosophy (2008), and Star Wars and Philosophy (2005).

Jason T. Eberlis the Semler Endowed Chair for Medical Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he teaches bioethics, ethics, and medieval philosophy. He has edited or contributed to books on Battlestar Galactica, Sons of Anarchy, Metallica, Terminator, The Hunger Games, The Big Lebowski, Stanley Kubrick, J.J. Abrams, and Avatar. His most recent books are The Routledge Guidebook to Aquinas' Summa Theologiae (2015) and The Philosophy of Christopher Nolan (2016). He is co-editor, with Kevin S. Decker, of The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015), Star Trek and Philosophy (2008), and Star Wars and Philosophy (2005).