Philosophy through video games
by
 
Cogburn, Jon.

Title
Philosophy through video games

Author
Cogburn, Jon.

ISBN
9780415988575
 
9780415988582
 
9780415997584

Personal Author
Cogburn, Jon.

Publication Information
New York : Routledge, 2009.

Physical Description
xii, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
I, player : the puzzle of personal identity (MMORPGS and virtual communities) -- The game inside the mind, the mind inside the game (The Nintendo Wii gaming console) -- "Realistic blood and gore" : do violent games make violent gamers? (first-person shooters) -- Games and God's goodness (world-builder and tycoon games) -- The metaphysics of interactive art (puzzle and adventure games) -- Artificial and human intelligence (single-player RPGs) -- Epilogue: Video games and the meaning of life.

Subject Term
Video games -- Philosophy.

Added Author
Silcox, Mark.


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IIEMSAGeneral Books33168025530037794.801 C676P 20091