Philosophy through video games

• Main Author: Cogburn, Jon.
• Other Authors: Silcox, Mark.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Subjects: Video games > Philosophy.; Videojuegos > Filosofía.; GAMES > Video & Electronic.; Filosofie.; Computerspellen.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

How can Wii Sports teach us about metaphysics? Can playing World of Warcraft lead to greater self-consciousness? How can we learn about aesthetics, ethics and divine attributes from Zork, Grand Theft Auto, and Civilization? A variety of increasingly sophisticated video games are rapidly overtakin...

Table of 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.