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Bioshock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book

Bioshock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book

Cuddy, Luke
Irwin, William

Paperback

Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture

PhilosophyGames & Activities General

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1118915860
ISBN13: 9781118915868
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: Jun 22 2015
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Considered a sign of the 'coming of age' of video games as an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise covers vast philosophical ground. BioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book presents expert reflections by philosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this critically acclaimed and immersive fan-favorite.

  • Reveals the philosophical questions raised through the artistic complexity, compelling characters and absorbing plots of this ground-breaking first-person shooter (FPS)
  • Explores what BioShock teaches the gamer about gaming, and the aesthetics of video game storytelling
  • Addresses a wide array of topics including Marxism, propaganda, human enhancement technologies, political decision-making, free will, morality, feminism, transworld individuality, and vending machines in the dystopian society of Rapture
  • Considers visionary game developer Ken Levine's depiction of Ayn Rand's philosophy, as well as the theories of Aristotle, de Beauvoir, Dewey, Leibniz, Marx, Plato, and others from the Hall of Philosophical Heroes

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