A Series of Meta on the Jedi

[wingletblackbird]

Meta on Jedi History, Organisation, and Culture:

Pros and Cons of the Jedi Order: Their Intent and Where They Lost Their Way
An analysis of the Jedi Orders doctrine, their hierarchy, their relationship with the Republic, and their relationship with the general populace to analyse what they did well in achieving that goal, and where they finally failed.

Nepotism in the Jedi Council

In my post Pros and Cons of the Jedi Order: Their Intent and Where They Lost Their Way, I discussed the problems that come with a Council that choose their own members with no external sway. Hence, I decided to look a little further into Council Members in TPM and identify the lineages therein. I noticed some very interesting things.

Let's Free the Slaves

The issue with the Jedi Order's handling of slavery on Tatooine, or in general, is not that they did not immediately rush to free everyone when they heard of it, but that they did not pursue the means to do so properly due to the interests of power, greed,, and the biased "greater good".

The Development of Jedi Schisms

How Jedi, or groups of Jedi, might interact with the Council. What was tolerated and what wasn't? How authoritarian were they?

The Duration of Human Jedi Apprenticeship

Just an observation of how odd it seemed to me that Obi-Wan was twenty-five in The Phantom Menace.

Flesh and the Force

Whether or not violent injury, and cybernetic replacements will truly impact your ability to touch the Force as has been suggested.

This Weapon is Your Life

An apologetic's perspective of Obi-Wan's oft-quoted "This weapon is your life." That phrase is actually pretty neat.

The Origin of the Jedi Recruitment of Young Children

A look at the history and mindset that might have lead to the Jedi insisting on taking children to the Temple so young.

This Attachment Foolishness

How the Jedi in the prequels held a warped view of "attachment." Did it really mean "no love"? Or does it just mean "letting go?" Is there a difference?

Titles for a Jedi Knight

Just some nit-picking about my pet peeve: What do you call a Jedi Knight?