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Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us
(About Life, Philosophy and Everything)
Taschenbuch von Jordan Erica Webber (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS?

If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we're all already artificial intelligences, living inside a simulation? What can you lose before you're no longer yourself?

These sound like philosophical questions, but they're actually posed by popular, modern video games. Philosophy often uses thought experiments to consider ideas that we can't test in real life, and books, films and games can make these thought experiments far more accessible. Given their interactive nature, video games can be especially effective ways to explore these ideas.

Drawing on interviews with both game creators and professional philosophers, this book explores ten key philosophical questions - such as, 'What can we actually know?' and 'What does it mean to be a good or dutiful person?' -- through discussion of relevant video games, from BioShock to Ultima.

WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS?

If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we're all already artificial intelligences, living inside a simulation? What can you lose before you're no longer yourself?

These sound like philosophical questions, but they're actually posed by popular, modern video games. Philosophy often uses thought experiments to consider ideas that we can't test in real life, and books, films and games can make these thought experiments far more accessible. Given their interactive nature, video games can be especially effective ways to explore these ideas.

Drawing on interviews with both game creators and professional philosophers, this book explores ten key philosophical questions - such as, 'What can we actually know?' and 'What does it mean to be a good or dutiful person?' -- through discussion of relevant video games, from BioShock to Ultima.

Über den Autor
Jordan Erica Webber (Author)
Jordan Erica Webber is a freelance writer and speaker who specialises in video games. Most of her work can be found on the Guardian. She has a first-class degree in Philosophy with Psychology from the University of Warwick.

Daniel Griliopoulos (Author)
Dan Griliopoulos is a writer specialising in video games. His work has been published in media including The New Statesman, the Mail on Sunday and the Guardian. He has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and a lifelong love of classical philosophy. He is currently Lead Content Editor at tech firm Improbable.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472143594
ISBN-10: 1472143590
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Webber, Jordan Erica
Griliopoulos, Daniel
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Jordan Erica Webber (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.02.2020
Gewicht: 0,268 kg
Artikel-ID: 116762752
Über den Autor
Jordan Erica Webber (Author)
Jordan Erica Webber is a freelance writer and speaker who specialises in video games. Most of her work can be found on the Guardian. She has a first-class degree in Philosophy with Psychology from the University of Warwick.

Daniel Griliopoulos (Author)
Dan Griliopoulos is a writer specialising in video games. His work has been published in media including The New Statesman, the Mail on Sunday and the Guardian. He has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and a lifelong love of classical philosophy. He is currently Lead Content Editor at tech firm Improbable.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472143594
ISBN-10: 1472143590
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Webber, Jordan Erica
Griliopoulos, Daniel
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Jordan Erica Webber (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.02.2020
Gewicht: 0,268 kg
Artikel-ID: 116762752
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