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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext * 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. 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 alike* Publishing in time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the original TV series Zusammenfassung * 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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" 7 Jason T. Eberl 2 Aristotle and James T. Kirk: The Problem of Greatness 18 Jerold J. Abrams 3 The Moral Psychology of a Starship Captain 26 Tim Challans 4 "Make It So": Kant, Confucius, and the Prime Directive 36 Alejandro B¿arcenas and Steve Bein 5 Destroying Utopias: Why Kirk Is a Jerk 47 David Kyle Johnson 6 "We Are Not Going to Kill Today": Star Trek and the Philosophy of Peace 59 David Boersema II Beta Quadrant: Dangerous Rivalries 69 7 Klingons: A Cultural Pastiche 71 Victor Grech 8 The Borg as Contagious Collectivist Techno-Totalitarian Transhumanists 83 Dan Dinello 9 Assimilation and Autonomy 95 Barbara Stock 10 Q: A Rude, Interfering, Inconsiderate, Sadistic Pest-on a Quest for Justice? 105 Kyle Alkema and Adam Barkman 11 Federation Trekonomics: Marx, the Federation, and the Shift from Necessity to Freedom 115 Jeff Ewing 12 "The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few": Utilitarianism and Star...
