The trial of commander data
The trial of commander data
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2019
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Bangkok : Assumption University
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Prajna Vihara: The Journal of Philosophy and Religion 20, 2 (July-December 2019), 61-69
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This paper’s aim is to explore the moral topics raised in
the TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Season
2 Episode 9 entitled “Measure of Man”. In this episode
Commander Data, an Android, is put on trial to determine
if can be considered human, or if he has the same rights as
a human being. This paper discusses ethical issues raised
by this trial. Picard’s argument in defence of Data appeals
to epistemological doubts about whether or not Data is
sentient. But this paper will take an alternative approach. It
will show how inanimate objects can also possess a value
which demand ethical obligations from sentient beings. It
will also show how the trial reflects back on human morality
and the measure of man refers less to the audience and more
to the human beings conducting and observing the trial.
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