The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy: The Search for Socrates

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 INDICE: Voyaging Defiantly through the Philosophical Galaxy .ALPHA QUADRANT: Home Systems .1. The More Complex the Mind, the Greater the Need for the Simplicity of Play Jason T. Eberl .2. Aristotle and James T. Kirk: The Problem of Greatness Jerold J. Abrams .3. The Moral Psychology of a Starship Captain Tim Challans .4. Make It So : Kant, Confucius, and the Prime Directive Alejandro Bárcenas and Steve Bein .5. Destroying Utopias: Why Kirk is a Jerk David Kyle Johnson .6. We Are Not Going to Kill Today : Star Trek and the Philosophy of Peace David Boersema .BETA QUADRANT: Dangerous Rivalries .7. Klingons: A Cultural Pastiche Victor Grech .8. The Borg as Contagious Collectivist Techno–Totalitarian Transhumanists Dan Dinello .9. Assimilation and Autonomy Barbara Stock .10. Q: A Rude, Interfering, Inconsiderate, Sadistic Pest on a Quest for Justice? Kyle Alkema and Adam Barkman .11. Federation Trekonomics: Marx, the Federation, and the Shift from Necessity to Freedom Jeff Ewing .12. The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few : Utilitarianism and Star Trek Greg Littmann .13. Casuistry in the Final Frontier Courtland Lewis .DELTA QUADRANT: Questing for Home .14. Today Is a Good Day to Die! Transporters and Human Extinction William Jaworski .15. Two Kirks, Two Rikers Trip McCrossin .16. Data, Kant, and Personhood; or, Why Data Is Not a Toaster Nina Rosenstand .17. Humans, Androids, Cyborgs, and Virtual Beings: All Aboard the Enterprise Dennis M. Weiss .18. Photons (and Drones) Be Free: Phenomenology and the Life–Worlds of Voyager s Doctor and Seven of Nine Nicole R. Pramik .19. Vision Quest into Indigenous Space Walter Robinson .GAMMA QUADRANT: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations .20. Re–Thinking the Matter: Organians Are Still Organisms Melanie Johnson–Moxley .21. In Search of Friendship: What We Can Learn from Androids and Vulcans James M. Okapal .22. Resistance is Negligible: In Praise of Cyborgs Lisa Cassidy .23. Who I Really Am : Odo, Mead, and the Self Pamela JG Boyer .24. Is Liberation Ever a Bad Thing? Enterprise s Cogenitor and Moral Relativism William A. Lindenmuth .25. Resistance Really Is Futile: On Being Assimilated by Our Own Technology Dena Hurst .BEYOND THE GALACTIC BARRIER: The Future as the Final Frontier .26. Life on a Holodeck: What Star Trek Can Teach Us About the True Nature of Reality Dara Fogel .27. Which Spock is the Real One? Alternate Universes and Identity Andrew Zimmerman Jones .28. Strangely Compelling : Romanticism in The City on the Edge of Forever Sarah O Hare .29. It is a Q of Life: Q as a Nietzschean Figure Charles Taliaferro and Bailey Wheelock .30. A God Needs Compassion, But Not a Starship: Star Trek s Humanist Theology James F. McGrath .31. The Human Adventure is Just Beginning : Star Trek s Secular Society Kevin S. Decker

• ISBN: 978-1-119-14600-1
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés