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Tables of Contents for The Ethics of Star Trek
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
PART ONE BEGINNING THE ETHICAL ENTERPRISE
Cultural Relativism
3
21
Is Religion Alone the Basis of Ethics?
24
17
PART TWO ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN MORALITY IN THE STAR TREK FUTURE
Justice in a Savage Arena
41
23
The Cave, the Forms, and Kathryn Janeway
64
15
Plato's Stepchildren and Beyond
79
17
Kirk Finds the Golden Mean
96
23
Equity and Friendship in Star Trek
119
17
When Worlds Collide: Hedonism Versus Stoicism (or, Jadzia and Worf Clash in Paradise)
136
25
PART THREE CHRISTIANITY AND CONTRACTS
Kirk and Kira Battle Evil: Christian Ethics
161
22
The Ferengi and the Social Contract
183
24
PART FOUR WHEN DUTY CALLS
Duty Can Be a Crusher
207
23
Our Duty to Other Species
230
19
Honor Among Thieves and Klingons
249
22
PART FIVE RECEPTACLES, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RECONCILIATION
Does the Good of the Many Outweigh the Good of the Few?
271
25
The Existentialist Conundrum of Master and Slave Morality
296
31
The Ethics of Star Trek
327
30
Suggested Reading
357
2
Index
359