05/26 Star Trek TOS S2
a bit male gaze and colonialism here. though the story seems mainly be inspired by religion.
These people would know about children and love, would they also soon know about the immortality of human beings?
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a classic Spock-Bones scene, and Kirk being like letās care about our own lives first gentlemen.
though,
I think Doctorās philosophy represent the very human/Earthling-centered humanity, the very intrinsic mindset of a good human,
Kirk represents the writersā reflection and exploration on the the kind of values/merits of being an intellectual being that can be broadly shared across universe, though Kirkās philosophy would be axiomatically ascribed toĀ āhumanityā as the character was created by humans and cannot get rid of the ontological nature of being humanitarian.Ā Ā
and Spock, is the writersā experiment and exploration on if a human-centered or a universally-applicable-WIP humanity could co-exist with an hypothesis that might be on the furtherest end ofĀ āhumanityā, i.e., a culture based on logics rather than values. (sure, Spock has his values, but his values themselves are based on the more fundamental principle of being logical -- which is why hisĀ āhumanā side can be very fun and adorable to write, usually appearing at the end of the episode.)
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yes, itās a bit colonial. and the methods of emancipation were quite problematic in the episode. (itās still in the 60s, I get it.
but it also kinda reminds me of Captain America in Winter Soldier. For his faith in freedom of choice and willingness to fight for this reason and to fight alone. I guess his action sounds less colonial is bc a) itās mainly in his own country though one could argue the issue is global (so maybe this reason isnāt valid enough), b) he did not make the decision for everybody. He made his own decision, be responsible to it alone, and require nothing from others. Itās not like just bc he believes in his decision so he asks everyone else to agree with him. Itās more like, he believes his right, but if the rest of the world donāt agree, he doesnāt care. Bc he knows heās making a good decision -- to identify if heās being colonial or pursuing the universal humanity (like Kirkās out of three), then the premise question is where is the line between a regional value and a universal one -- and itās gonna be very tricky. (this paragraph was just my mind speaking loud and isnāt thinking very straight.