Philosophy through video games /
Cogburn, Jon.
Philosophy through video games / Jon Cogburn and Mark Silcox. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xii, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780415988575 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415988578 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415988582 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415988586 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415997584 (e-book) 0415997585 (e-book)
2008030918
Video games--Philosophy.
GV1469.3 / .C645 2009
794.8/01
Philosophy through video games / Jon Cogburn and Mark Silcox. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xii, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780415988575 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415988578 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415988582 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415988586 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415997584 (e-book) 0415997585 (e-book)
2008030918
Video games--Philosophy.
GV1469.3 / .C645 2009
794.8/01