I will make my argument using the following criteria set down by Aristotle in his philosophical work entitled The Nicomachean Ethics: 1) A person’s moral character is determined by action not thought. Obviously, the Doctor is a fairly unique individual and, as I will argue, a morally excellent individual. The Doctor almost always travels with one or more human companions. He travels through time and space in a ship called the TARDIS which looks like a police phone box. That is to say that his body dies but he continues living in a brand new body. The Doctor doesn’t die but he regenerates. Since the first episode in 1963, there have been eleven Doctor’s each one played by a different actor but it is still the same character. The rest of the Time Lords perished in the Time War. ![]() The Doctor is a Time Lord- an alien race from the planet Gallifrey- in fact, he is the only Time Lord. The action of the show centers around the main character who is known only as the Doctor. As such this paper will focus in on episodes from 2005 to the present. Most Doctor Who fans are only familiar with the series as far back as its reappearance in 2005. The show took a hiatus from 1989 until 2005. That being the case I beg you to keep an open mind while reading this paper.)ĭoctor Who is a fantastically successful Science Fiction television show which has been on the air since 1963. (WARNING: It is a fact generally accepted by all Whovians that when you explain Doctor Who to anyone who has never seen the show you sound insane.
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