( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan VOY: " Endgame" ENT: " The Council") Vulcans believed that the needs of a very large group should go before the needs of a very small group or any individual. Vulcans also embraced a pacifist philosophy, going so far as to follow strict vegan diets to avoid killing even non-sentient animals. Vulcans embraced cultural and racial diversity, as again evidenced through the IDIC. Other works related to this philosophy are Kiri-kin-tha's First Law of Metaphysics (" Nothing unreal exists") and T'Plana-Hath's statement that " Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ENT: " The Forge") A small faction called Syrrannites, founding their philosophy on what was believed to be his true works, discovered Surak's original texts, restoring the society he had built. Unknown at the time, their government had been infiltrated at the highest levels by Romulan operatives, misleading the population with a distorted version of Surak's teachings. These ideals were forgotten by many Vulcans around the 22nd century, leading to a corrupt governmental system. The Vulcans reasoned that complete dedication to logic could allow for weakness and frailty to arise and endanger them, thus ancient practices such as the kahs-wan were preserved and many Vulcans continued some form of dedication to their ancient gods, including ritual pilgrimages. Vulcans continued to maintain ceremonies dedicated to ancient religious beliefs and physical training. Though committed to the concept of total logic, Vulcan philosophy after the Time of Awakening did not totally abandon its past. His introduction of logic and emotional discipline ushered in the Time of Awakening. The father of Vulcan philosophy was Surak, ( TOS: " The Savage Curtain") who helped lead the Vulcan people out of a time of savagery and violence into their new era of peace. As Vulcans approached or reached maturity, it was customary to train under the tutelage of a Vulcan master in the Kolinahr ritual, to purge themselves of any remaining lack of emotional control. This difficult task was attained through meditation and discipline. The highest objective of a traditional Vulcan life was to either control or suppress all emotion, thus rendering a purely logical being. The heroic beast is first mentioned by Spock’s human mother Amanda (Jane Wyatt) in the season 2 Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Journey to Babel.” We actually get to meet I-Chaya in “Yesteryear,” the second episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, when the Vulcan travels back in time and witnesses his childhood counterpart.Surak, founder of modern Vulcan philosophy "You're about to remind me that logic alone dictates your actions?" "I would not remind you of that which you know so well." - Kirk and Spock ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)īeginning in the 4th century, Vulcan philosophy revolved around the concept of logic. But the deepest-diving reference in the Star Trek: Picard prop comes toward the end of the first page with the mention of I-Chaya, Spock’s childhood pet. It wasn’t revealed Spock had the condition until Ethan Peck assumed the role in season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery. Spock writes about suffering L’tak Terai - a form of dyslexia. Reading the first page of the autobiography reveals some more great references. It’s titled “The Many and the One” - an allusion to the line repeated various times throughout the films: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” It’s a philosophy Kirk thoroughly ignores when he decides to save his old friend in 1984’s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The Star Trek: Picard prop actually includes a number of wonderful references. In spite of Spock enjoying a much longer life and probably meeting countless others in his time, the memory of James Kirk is still a towering landmark in the Vulcan’s mind. Kirk (William Shatner) would actually die over 50 years later (in Trek time) toward the end of 1994’s Star Trek: Generations, in 2320 Spock would’ve believed - like everyone else in the Federation and beyond - that Kirk had died during the inaugural launch of the Enterprise-B 27 years earlier. The most heartbreaking - but absolutely essential - detail is the book’s dedication: “For Jim.” The copyright lists the year as 2320. #StarTrek /42jszZaSWK- Terry Matalas March 10, 2022
Some looks at Spock’s book as seen in #StarTrekPicard.
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