Philosophy through video games

Cogburn, Jon

Philosophy through video games [electronic resource] / Jon Cogburn and Mark Silcox - New York : Routledge, 2009 - 1 online resource

Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 1, 2009) This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-190) and index

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


Mode of access: Internet

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