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The Absolute and Star Trek
George A. Gonzalez
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Description for The Absolute and Star Trek
Hardback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 5 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; APF; HBAH; HPCD; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
This volume explains how Star Trek allows viewers to comprehend significant aspects of Georg Hegel’s concept the absolute, the driving force behind history.
Gonzalez, with wit and wisdom, explains how Star Trek exhibits central elements of the absolute. He describes how themes and ethos central to the show display the concept beautifully. For instance, the show posits that people must possess the correct attitudes in order to bring about an ideal society: a commitment to social justice; an unyielding commitment to the truth; and a similar commitment to scientific, intellectual discovery. These characteristics serve as perfect embodiments of Hegel’s conceptualization, and ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319477930
SKU
V9783319477930
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99-15
About George A. Gonzalez
George A. Gonzalez is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, USA. He specializes in the fields of political theory, popular culture, and environmental politics and policy. In the areas of popular culture and political theory he has published two articles in the journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, as well as the book The ... Read more
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