The Double Vision of Star Trek: Half-Humans, Evil Twins, and Science Fiction

by Mike Hertenstein

Star Trek is an unavoidable presence in contemporary culture; one which many have tried to explain away as modern mythology, juvenile fantasy, or futuristic morality plays. What most commentators have missed is the striking aspect of Trek's vision: its doubleness. This vision of a brighter tomorrow is tom by internal conflicts, a double-mindedness its own creator would not admit of logic vs. emotion, body vs. soul, individual vs. community, tolerance vs. morality, reality vs. holodeck, knowledge vs. mystery, science vs. fiction Author Mike Hertenstein plots a course to examine the alternative and parallel universes of Star Trek.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction

284 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Vardis Vavoulakis · Rating 1 out of 5]

267 pages trying to convince us Christianity is the truth because Trek something or the other...

[Swantje · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explores integrity vs. compromise, individualism vs. collectivism, the desire to know vs. the desire for the Unknown etc. In the end, Hertenstein even explains the need for happy endings.

[Sheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

An exploration of how Star Trek right regularly contradicts itself -- and why it works anyhow.