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BioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
BioShock and Philosophy Irrational Game Rational Book - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Author:Luke Cuddy, William Irwin Considered a sign of the ?coming of age? of video gamesas an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise coversvast philosophical ground. BioShock and Philosophy: IrrationalGame, Rational Book presents expert reflections byphilosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this criticallyacclaimed and immersive fan-favorite. — Reveals the phil... more »osophical questions raised through the artisticcomplexity, compelling characters and absorbing plots of thisground-breaking first-person shooter (FPS)Explores what BioShock teaches the gamer about gaming,and the aesthetics of video game storytellingAddresses a wide array of topics including Marxism, propaganda,human enhancement technologies, political decision-making, freewill, morality, feminism, transworld individuality, and vendingmachines in the dystopian society of RaptureConsiders visionary game developer Ken Levine?s depictionof Ayn Rand?s philosophy, as well as the theories ofAristotle, de Beauvoir, Dewey, Leibniz, Marx, Plato, and othersfrom the Hall of Philosophical Heroes« less