"There's no greater challenge than the study of philosophy."
– Jean-Luc Picard to Wesley Crusher, 2365 ("Samaritan Snare")
Philosophy refers to a culture's set of beliefs and paradigms.
The Ba'ku believed in their philosophy to reject technology. As Sojef put it, "We believe that when you create a machine to do the work of a man, you take something away from the man." (Star Trek: Insurrection)
In 2369, Kira Nerys told Commander Benjamin Sisko and Keiko O'Brien that the basics of teaching of Keiko include a fundamentally different philosophy than the Bajoran philosophy. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
Philosophies by species
- Bajoran philosophy
- Borg philosophy
- Cardassian philosophy
- Dominion philosophy
- Ferengi philosophy
- Hirogen philosophy
- Human philosophy
- Klingon philosophy
- Romulan philosophy
- Vulcan philosophy
Philosophical movements
- Earth
- Communism
- Cosmic plan
- Egalitarianism
- Eugenics
- Fascism
- Gaullism
- Humanism
- Humanitarianism
- Neo-Transcendentalism
- Neo-Trotskyism
- Post-Modern Reformism
- Vulcan