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BioShock and Philosophy
Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- Heather Wynne, Alex Knox
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 25 August 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
● 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 storytelling
● Addresses 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 Rapture
● Considers 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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Details
- Narrator
- Heather Wynne, Alex Knox
- Duration
- 6 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705250587
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- The arts: general issues, Hobbies, quizzes and games, Society and culture: general, Computer games / online games: strategy guides, Popular culture, Philosophy, Computer game art
Synopsis
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 storytelling● Addresses 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 Rapture● Considers 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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