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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.
Jordan Erica Webber is a writer and presenter specialising in video games and digital culture. She is the resident games expert on The Gadget Show (Channel 5), a guest presenter for BBC Radio 4, and host of multiple games and technology podcasts. Most of her writing appears in the Guardian. Her website is [...]
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.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472137913 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472137914 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Webber
Griliopoulos, Daniel |
| Hersteller: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 233 x 151 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Webber (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.09.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,504 kg |
Jordan Erica Webber is a writer and presenter specialising in video games and digital culture. She is the resident games expert on The Gadget Show (Channel 5), a guest presenter for BBC Radio 4, and host of multiple games and technology podcasts. Most of her writing appears in the Guardian. Her website is [...]
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.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472137913 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472137914 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Webber
Griliopoulos, Daniel |
| Hersteller: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 233 x 151 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Webber (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.09.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,504 kg |
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