Meta Treks is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated to a deep examination of the philosophical ideas found in Star Trek. In each episode, Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison take you on a fascinating journey into the inner workings of Star Trek storytelling, deeper into subspace than you've ever traveled before.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 9 minutes
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9: Just Say No
The Prime Directive and "Symbiosis." Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison analyze the in-universe philosophy behind the Prime Directive, including its justification and its applicability to the moral dilemma in "Symbiosis."
8: It's Turtles All The Way Down
The Science/Religion Debate. This episode of Meta Treks covers science and religion in the Star Trek universe, the rationality or irrationality of religious belief, issues with the rationality of scientific reasoning, and the problem of divine action.
7: Klingon Emily Post
Klingon Virtue Ethics. Zachary and Mike debate essential Klingon character traits through the lens of virtue ethics, a type of ethical theory emphasizing desirable character traits over individual actions.
6: Whacking Vreenak
Consequentialism vs. Deontological Ethics. Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling analyze Sisko's actions in the Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight" from the perspectives of consequentalist ethics and deontological ethics.
5: Rocking the Goatee
Personal Identity. As characters in the Star Trek universe change over time, such as TV Picard versus Movie Picard, which features or properties account for the persistence of their identity over time?
4: Starship of Theseus
The Problem of Identity. Mike and Zachary consider the metaphysical question of whether the Enterprise remains the same starship over time; a Star Trek inspired reinterpretation of the classic philosophical example of the Ship of Theseus.
3: I Don't Want a Thinker at the Helm
Philosopher Starship Crews. Zachary and Mike compare notes on which philosophers from the history of philosophy would make up their ideal philosopher starship crews.
2: Picard in Blue
Free Will and Compatibilism. What room is there for free will in the Star Trek universe given different types of deterministic causal factors? We explore free will in Star Trek through the lens of compatibilism, existentialism, and pragmatism.
1: Where No Philosophers Have Gone Before
Free Will vs. Determinism. Are the characters in Star Trek free to choose their own actions, or are their actions fully determined by causal factors outside their control? We explore different types of determinism in the Star Trek universe.