Vulcan Philosophy and Spinoza.
Meta Treks hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison
discuss aspects of Vulcan philosophy, such as logic and IDIC
(Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations). Zachary and Mike
examine the philosophical roots of Vulcan philosophy in the work of
the Western rationalist philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Spinoza's
greatest work, Ethics, contains many aspects of
Vulcan philosophy, such as logical deduction from first principles
and axioms, determinism (or faith that the universe will unfold as
it should), infinity and diversity within one infinite and unbound
substance, and the suppression of harmful emotions. Given the many
connections between Vulcan philosophy and Spinoza, Zachary and Mike
are left wondering, "How exactly did those first Vulcan visitors to
Earth manage to snag a copy of
Spinoza's Ethics to take with them back home to
Vulcan?"
Chapters
Welcome to Episode 23 (00:1:07)
IDIC in The Animated Series (00:02:07)
Vulcan Stoicism (00:03:18)
Star Trek VI - "Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not its
end." (00:06:01)
Spinoza and Vulcan Philosophy - Vulcan Rationalism
(00:08:11)
Faith that the Universe Will Unfold as it Should
(00:15:55)
Spinoza and Vulcan Philosophy - One Unbound and Infinite Substance
(00:18:53)
Pantheism and Environmentalism (00:22:09)
Vulcan Diversity (00:24:43)
IDIC and Deep Interconnectedness (00:27:05)
Spinoza and Vulcan Philosophy - Suppression of Harmful Emotions
(00:29:55)
Determinism + Logic + IDIC + Suppression of Emotions = Spinoza
(00:33:11)
Leonard Nimoy Narrates the Spinoza's Ethics Audiobook
(00:35:37)
Mind/Body Dual Aspect Theory and Vulcan Touch Telepathy
(00:39:10)
Vulcan Cultural Enlightenment - Taking Spinoza and IDIC Seriously
(00:46:33)
Final Thoughts (01:08:00)
Hosts
Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison
Production
Dennis Castello (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive
Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing
(Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick
Devlin (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Richard
Marquez (Production Manager)
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