The Original Series Season 3 - Essential Trek Philosophy.   Season 3 of Star Trek: The Original Series is sometimes criticized for having lost its way without the creative direction of Gene Roddenberry. But in this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling compare their top picks for Essential Trek Philosophy from season three of Star Trek: The Original Series. From philosopher-kings in "Plato's Stepchildren" and philosophical zombies in "Spock's Brain," to the Marxist and collectivist themes in "The Cloud Minders," Mike and Zachary compare their favorite philosophical insights from the final season of Star Trek: The Original Series.   Chapters  Welcome to Episode 48 and Initial Thoughts (00:01:07)  For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (00:10:15)  Spock's Brain (00:28:23)  Plato's Stepchildren (00:36:30)  The Cloud Minders (00:43:48)  Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (00:53:43)  Turnabout Intruder (01:03:02)  The Lights of Zetar (01:11:01)  The Mark of Gideon (01:12:45)  TOS Season 3 Essentials Recap and Final Thoughts (01:18:45)   Hosts Mike Morrison and Zachary Fruhling   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 Shaw (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