In the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled “Darmok,” which we saw in class this Friday, we saw what impact two cultures could make upon each other. The episode begins with the Enterprise coming out to greet a new race of people, the Tamarians, who are difficult to communicate with because their language has not been figured out. The crew of the Enterprises’ mission is to try to comunicate with the Tamarians and possibly get a treaty signed. The Episode “Darmok” shows us a tension between two different peoples, the Federation and the Tamarians, which are comparable to the Greek and Chinese cultures respectively.
The crew of the Enterprise is a good example of Greek culture during the Socratic era, always searching for kno
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