8. The Ethics of Mr. spock

Continuing with our “ethics tutorial”, we look at a figure that exemplifies a variety of ethical theories. What better way to get introduced to them than by the hand of Mr. Spock?

1. Captain Pike and the Evil Genius: Can Pike Escape the Cage?

In our beginning episode we revisit the first episode of Star Trek, and find that Captain Pike’s struggle with the big-brained Talosians is very much like the struggle of 17th century philosopher René Descartes.