The Prime Directive vs. the Spider-Man Doctrine
Social Science Fiction
English - August 14, 2020 00:53 - 35 minutes - 36.5 MBScience Fiction Fiction Science Social Sciences nerd sci-fi politics fantasy video games Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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First episode! I discuss the doctrine of state sovereignty, its origins in Europe in the 17th Century, and how it relates to Star Trek's Prime Directive. This is followed by a discussion of Spider-Man's classic phrase - "with great power comes great responsibility" - and how it relates to the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P). We end with a discussion of Captain America: Civil War and the competing philosophies of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers.
Intro and outro music: "Swim below as Leviathans" by Fireproof_Babies (featuring Ben Shewmaker) is licensed under CC BY.