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| − | '''''Ethics''''' was a [[philosophy|philosophical work]] by [[Benedict de Spinoza]], written in [[Latin language|Latin]] and published in the [[Netherlands]] in [[17th century|1677]]. |
+ | '''''The Ethics''''' was a [[philosophy|philosophical work]] on [[Ethics (philosophy)|ethics]] by [[Benedict de Spinoza]], written in [[Latin language|Latin]] and published in the [[Netherlands]] in [[17th century|1677]]. |
| − | [[Gary Mitchell]] considered this reading to be "longhair stuff" when [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] tried to interest him in it at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Infused with [[psionic energy]] at the [[galactic barrier]] in [[2265]] |
+ | [[Gary Mitchell]] considered this reading to be "longhair stuff" when [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] tried to interest him in it at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Infused with [[psionic energy]] at the [[galactic barrier]] in [[2265]], a [[mutation|mutated]] Mitchell viewed the work on a [[sickbay]] [[reader screen]] and found it "simple – childish almost." |
| − | Discussing Spinoza with Kirk, Mitchell had just been reading Part IV, the proof of Proposition XXXVII, which |
+ | Discussing Spinoza with Kirk, Mitchell had just been reading Part IV, the proof of Proposition XXXVII, which stated: "''The good which every man, who follows after virtue, desires for himself he will also desire for other men, and so much the more, in proportion as he has a greater knowledge of [[God]].''" ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) |
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| + | In [[2366]], ''The Ethics'' was listed as the general knowledge file 3069 on the library computer of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. The [[android]] [[Lal]] studied the book as part of her instruction into the nature of [[humanity]]. ({{TNG|The Offspring}}) |
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== Appendices == |
== Appendices == |
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| − | === Background === |
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| + | The 21st century translation of the Latin title drops the word "The" from the title, naming it simply "Ethics". The original Latin title is "Ethica". |
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For remastered TOS, certain pages from ''Ethics'' were considered to be added into the episode. VFX Line Producer [[Michael Okuda]] said of the literary work, "''We tracked it down, we got the text and we really wanted to put it into the screen [....] We wanted to splash it on, frame by frame, to show Gary reading it, but... just couldn't make it happen.''" (''[[Starfleet Access]]'' for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", [[TOS Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) |
For remastered TOS, certain pages from ''Ethics'' were considered to be added into the episode. VFX Line Producer [[Michael Okuda]] said of the literary work, "''We tracked it down, we got the text and we really wanted to put it into the screen [....] We wanted to splash it on, frame by frame, to show Gary reading it, but... just couldn't make it happen.''" (''[[Starfleet Access]]'' for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", [[TOS Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) |
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* {{wikipedia-title|Ethics (book)|Ethics}} |
* {{wikipedia-title|Ethics (book)|Ethics}} |
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| + | * {{gutenberg|3800}} |
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Revision as of 17:33, 10 May 2015
The Ethics was a philosophical work on ethics by Benedict de Spinoza, written in Latin and published in the Netherlands in 1677.
Gary Mitchell considered this reading to be "longhair stuff" when James Kirk tried to interest him in it at Starfleet Academy. Infused with psionic energy at the galactic barrier in 2265, a mutated Mitchell viewed the work on a sickbay reader screen and found it "simple – childish almost."
Discussing Spinoza with Kirk, Mitchell had just been reading Part IV, the proof of Proposition XXXVII, which stated: "The good which every man, who follows after virtue, desires for himself he will also desire for other men, and so much the more, in proportion as he has a greater knowledge of God." (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
In 2366, The Ethics was listed as the general knowledge file 3069 on the library computer of USS Enterprise-D. The android Lal studied the book as part of her instruction into the nature of humanity. (TNG: "The Offspring")
Appendices
Background information
The 21st century translation of the Latin title drops the word "The" from the title, naming it simply "Ethics". The original Latin title is "Ethica".
For remastered TOS, certain pages from Ethics were considered to be added into the episode. VFX Line Producer Michael Okuda said of the literary work, "We tracked it down, we got the text and we really wanted to put it into the screen [....] We wanted to splash it on, frame by frame, to show Gary reading it, but... just couldn't make it happen." (Starfleet Access for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", TOS Season 1 Blu-ray special features)