The Philosophy of Star Trek
Roxanne Fay
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Does it matter if all your experiences are illusions fed into your brain by Talosians? If a transporter accident creates a duplicate of you, who are you? What do mischievous godlike aliens tell us about morality? What does a universal translator use to figure out what a sparkly, colorful cloud of gas is saying? Can a Klingon state be a just state? If Vulcans don't have emotions and desires, how can they act rationally? If you find questions like these compelling, join us to watch a different Star Trek episode each session and then discuss it with the real, not virtual, philosophers who will be present as your guides.
Contact: Roxanne Fay, E39-348, 253-4140, rfay@mit.edu
Sponsor: Linguistics and Philosophy
Minding Star Trek
Adina Roskies
Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 35: The Measure Of A Man (1987)
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Tue Jan 15, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
When History Doesn't Take Its Course: Violations of the Prime Directive
Mimi Cukier
Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 9: Justice (1987)
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Thu Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
Paradise Tossed: Kirk, the Utopian Annihilator
Roxanne Fay
Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 38: The Apple (1967)
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Tue Jan 22, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
Captain Pike and the Talosians: Does It Really Matter If I'm a Brain-in-a-Vat?
Selim Berker and Jim John
Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 1: The Cage (1966)
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Thu Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
What Is It Like To Be a Vulcan?
Andy Egan and Juan Comesana
Star Trek - The Original Series, Episode 44: Journey To Babel (1967)
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Tue Jan 29, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
Wormholes for Fun and Profit
Adam Elga
Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 56: The Price (1987)
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Thu Jan 31, 02-04:00pm, E56-270
Latest update: 18-Jan-2002
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