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BioShock and Philosophy : Irrational Game, Rational Book, Paperback / softback Book

BioShock and Philosophy : Irrational Game, Rational Book Paperback / softback

Edited by Luke (Southwestern College in Chula Vista, USA) Cuddy

Part of the The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series series

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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 storytellingAddresses 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 RaptureConsiders 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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