Star Trek Measure Of A Man Analysis

The concept of this mind/body problem has prompted many philosophers to create solutions, or drawn them to determine the problem does not exist. To this day, as artificial intelligence become increasingly common, and the question of how the mind relates to the body or if it even exists becomes pertinent in relation to technology, no consensus exists. Science fiction, such as the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man”, often attempts to tackle this problem through their stories. The leaders of the two opposed parties, Picard and Maddox, both exhibit different views to the problem of mind/body.
Picard argues in favor of the android, Data, being a sentient being with the same rights as other people. In doing this he reveals