A professor of philosophy examines the ethical issues of the twenty-fourth-century universe depicted in the "Star Trek" movies and television shows as seen through the eyes of the world's great philosophers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-358) and index
Contents:
Pt. 1. Beginning the ethical enterprise: Cultural relativism ; Is religion alone the basis of ethics? ; part 2. Ancient Greek and Roman morality in the Star Trek future: Justice in a savage arena ; The cave, the forms, and Kathryn Janeway ; Plato's stepchildren and beyond ; Kirk finds the golden mean ; Equity and friendship in Star Trek ; When worlds collide: hedonism vs. stoicism (or Jadzia and Worf clash in paradise) part 3. Christianity and contracts: Kirk and Kira battle evil: Christian ethics ; The Ferengi and the social contract part 4. When duty calls: Duty can be a Crusher ; Our duty to other species ; Honor among thieves and Klingons part 5. Receptacles, responsibility, and reconciliation: Does the good of the many outweigh the good of the few? ; The existentialist conundrum of master and slave morality ; The ethics of Star Trek
