Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy Josef Steiff
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company

Moore's re-imagined Battlestar Galactica managed to draw in a surprisingly diverse range of viewers. Spoilers for the return of "Battlestar Galactica" coming up just as soon as I jump in a river. Di Justo: There's actually a quote in the book, where it says, "Drama wins every time." That's essentially it. Battlestar Galactica, "Sometimes a Great Notion": I can't fight this feeling anymore. While they presently remain at the level of fandom and “just for fun,” elements from the Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica series have been re-crafted and re-presented in religious terms. It's not that they completely threw science out the airlock. Wired speaks with Patrick Di Justo, co-author of the new book, The Science of Battlestar Galactica, about some of the science behind the science fiction drama. I think the idea of a society, even an all cylon society, destroying themselves, is far more in line with the ethos of battlestar which is that we are more often than not our own worst enemy. Wired: So in the show's philosophy, who wins in the science-versus-drama battle? In spite of a complicated sci-fi premise, and plenty of philosophical rumination, Ronald D. Anything to do with Earth's destruction detracts way too much from the BSG's philosophical side to be true.