Congratulations to Todd and Jason

While there has been a very brief mention on Todd's blog, you may not know that they have an essay in Star Trek and Philosophy, which is available now! Here's a few comments from Jason about the publication:

Well, I got an early copy of Star Trek and Philosophy today and it's been fun. Todd and I have an essay therein with the title "Recognizing the Big Picture: Why We Want to Live in the Federation". The anthology is part of a Popular Culture and Philosophy series that has had some fun volumes covering Seinfeld, the Simpsons, Buffy, Star Wars and a host of other topics. This one is edited by Jason T. Eberl and Kevin S. Decker who (1) have been great friends since we all met at SLU and (2) had kept their middle initials hidden from me up to this point.

The essays are very approachable, presenting whatever background would be needed. Authors bring up rival conceptions of death, ethics, politics, and time. These are related to particular episodes, or characters, or facts stipulated by the show. Todd and I are the only authors to mention Ricardo Montalban or cite Leonard Nimoy's explanation as to why the show has appealed so much.

The book will be out early in September, I think so get your copy now. Todd and I will sign them if you mind the tip jar.

Congratulations to you both!