41: Replant the Flowers
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Trek.fm
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audio
Podknife tags |
Philosophy
Star Trek
TV & Film
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Philosophy
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TV & Film
Publication Date |
Sep 12, 2016
Episode Duration |
01:23:46

Justice.   In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss the Next Generation episode "Justice." This first-season TNG episode deals with a range of issues in philosophy of law and punishment, such as the concept of strict liability, intrinsically wrong crimes versus statutory crimes, ignorance of the law as a defense, the death penalty as a deterrent, and the role of intentionality in determining culpability.   Chapters  Welcome to Episode 41 (00:01:07)  Initial Thoughts on "Justice" (00:01:48)  Strict Liability (00:05:35)  Proportional Punishment (00:10:17)  Intrinsic Wrongs [malum in se] vs. Statutory Crimes [malum prohibitum] (00:13:18)  Eden and Original Sin - Balancing Tranquility and Justice (00:17:36)  Ignorance of the Law as a Defense (00:25:33)  Punishment Zones and Speeding Tickets (00:28:31)  The Death Penalty as a Deterrent (00:33:18)  Intentionality and Culpability (00:43:27)  Consequentialism - One Life versus a Thousand Lives (00:50:52)  The Prime Directive and Laws on an Alien World (01:00:48)  Final Thoughts (01:06:48)   Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison   Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

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