Abstract
The enduring popularity of Star Trek indicates the validity of the speculation portrayed in the franchise about justice. Put differently, the global success of the Star Trek validates the idea that the multiple series and movies, to an important degree, “capture” the essence of justice. Philosophy Professor Jack Kaminsky, drawing explicitly on Hegel’s theory of aesthetics, explains that “the artist tries to show men what kind of man would be the fullest expression of the Idea” (i.e., the Absolute). A prime feature of the Star Trek franchise is the argument that humanity is “growing”—that is, becoming more rational, mature, caring, etc. (“the fullest expression of the Idea”). Art does not only provide knowledge about the “ideal person”, but how (normative) reasons in the world (the dimension of justice) has changed as a result of the evolution of science and technology (e.g., globalism).