Going Where No One Has Gone Before, Gingerly?

Going Where No One Has Gone Before, Gingerly? By Kevin S. Decker In a recent edition of Forbes, Janet Stemwedel, an ethics and science writer, asked the question, “Is Star Trek’s Prime Directive ethical?” Stemwedel considers two aspects of the Prime Directive’s moral dimensions (autonomy and consequences) and comes to the conclusion that the Prime…

Call for Abstracts: The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy

The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy Edited by Kevin S. Decker and Jason T. Eberl  The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series   Please circulate and re-post widely . Abstracts and subsequent essays should be philosophically substantial but accessible, written to engage the intelligent lay reader. Works focusing on the five television series and twelve…