In memory of Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing the (straw) rationalist Spock, what are your top 3 ST:TOS episodes with him?

Shmi

Hopefully at least one or two would show a virtue of non-straw rationality.

I don't consider him a rationalist character. He is always hung up about what is logical, as opposed to what is observably right.

Uhura: Mr. Spock, sometimes I think if I hear that word "frequency" again, I'll cry.

Spock: It is illogical for a communications officer to resent the word "frequency."

What kind of answer is that? "Too bad you dislike your job?" A rationalist answer would have been something along the lines of "Can you explain why, maybe we can find out what went wrong with your feelings and find a way to fix them or work them around?"

There is a difference between rationality and smartassery.

What kind of answer is that?

One that, presumably, would make Uhura cry.

5gjm11y

Hence "(straw)" in the title. See e.g. this summary of a talk by Julia Galef about the difference between being a Straw Vulcan (memetic hazard warning: TVTropes) and being an actual practitioner of rationality. [EDITED to link to the LW article that has a transcript of the original talk an a link to the YouTube video.]

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In memory of Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing the (straw) rationalist Spock, what are your top 3 ST:TOS episodes with him?

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In memory of Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing the (straw) rationalist Spock, what are your top 3 ST:TOS episodes with him?

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