Ethics of Star Trek - Softcover

Barad, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060933267 ISBN 13: 9780060933265

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: November 2001 Pages: 384 in Publisher: Harper Collins For Trekkies everywhere a fascinating look at the philosophy of Star Trek and from Kirk and Spock to Janeway and Seven of NineFor four decades Star Trek has been the obsession of millions of fans. But real Trekkies know that the show is more than just riveting entertainment. Its complex moral dilemmas present a view of the future that holds important truths for us in the present. Drawing on episodes from all four Star Trek generations. this unique book explores the ethics of the series in relation to the theories of the world's great philosophers. Questions about good and evil. right and wrong. power and corruption are discussed in language that.is both readable and compelling as the authors show. how the program has evolved over the years to address society's changing values. For this century and bey...

About this title

Synopsis:

Though the world of Star Trek is clearly set in the future, its attitudes, politics and culture have always reflected the mores of today. Perhaps that's why this phenomenal series has kept us fascinated, challenged and inspired - as well as entertained - for nearly thirty-five years. Using episodes from all four Star Trek series, as well as examples from Plato, Aristotle, Sartre and other great philosopher's of the past, The Ethics of Star Trek explores the answers to these and other important ethical questions: Why is good stronger than evil? If the Prime Directive is so inviolable, why does Kirk always seem to break it? Would Nietzsche have made a good starship captain? Are rational beings the only life-forms entitled to our respect? Join Dr. Judith Barad and Ed Robertson as they take the complex, intriguing and often confusing subject of ethics and make it practical, understandable and accessible - for this century and beyond!

About the Author:

Judith Barad, Ph.D., is chairperson and professor of philosophy at indiana State University, where she teaches ethics courses and acourse on the philosophy of Star Trek. She is the author of several scholarly articles as well as two books. A Chicago native, she shares her Terre Haute, Indiana, home with her husband, daughter, and grandson.

Ed Robertson writes extensively about popular culture. He has written three books on classic television and has appeared on more than sixty-five radio and television shows as an expert guest in this area. He lives in San Francisco.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060933267
• ISBN 13: 9780060933265
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384