{"product_id":"bioshock-and-philosophy-9781118915868","title":"BioShock and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidered a sign of the coming of age' of video games as an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise covers vast philosophical ground. \u003ci\u003eBioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book\u003c\/i\u003epresents expert reflections by philosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this critically acclaimed and immersive fan-favorite.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the philosophical questions raised through the artistic complexity, compelling characters and absorbing plots of this ground-breaking first-person shooter (FPS)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores what \u003ci\u003eBioShock\u003c\/i\u003e teaches the gamer about gaming, and the aesthetics of video game storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders visionary game developer Ken Levine's depiction of Ayn Rand's philosophy, as well as th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHacking into This Book (Introduction) vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuke Cuddy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Level 1 Research Bonus: Increased Wisdom Capacity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003ci\u003eBioShock\u003c\/i\u003e’s Meta‐Narrative: What \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eTeaches the Gamer about Gaming 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollin Pointon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Value of Art in \u003ci\u003eBioShock: \u003c\/i\u003eAyn Rand, Emotion, and Choice 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 SHODAN vs. the Many: Or, Mind vs. the Body 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Mentyka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 “The cage is somber”: A Feminist Understanding of Elizabeth 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatlyn Origitano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Tears, Time, and Reality 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Rapture in a Physical World: Did Andrew Ryan Choose the Impossible? 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Would You Kindly Bring Us the Girl and Wipe Away the Debt: Free Will and Moral Responsibility in \u003ci\u003eBioShock\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInfinite \u003c\/i\u003e58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver Laas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eas Plato’s Cave 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Travis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \u003ci\u003eBioShock Infinite \u003c\/i\u003eand Transworld Individuality: Identity across Space and Time 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Joshua Horn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Shockingly Limited: Escaping Columbia’s God of Necessity 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Squires and James McBain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The “Union” and the Sodom Below 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 “The bindings are there as a safeguard”: Sovereignty and Political Decisions in \u003ci\u003eBioShock Infinit\u003c\/i\u003ee 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRick Elmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Propaganda, Lies, and Bullshit in \u003ci\u003eBioShock\u003c\/i\u003e’s Rapture 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Vox Populi Group, Marx, and Equal Rights for All 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyler DeHaven and Chris Hendrickson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Circus of Values 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Infinite Lighthouses, Infinite Stories: \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eand the Aesthetics of Video Game Storytelling 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLászló Kajtár\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Have You Ever Been to Rapture?: \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eas an Introduction to Phenomenology 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Schevelier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “Evolve today!”: Human Enhancement Technologies in the \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eUniverse 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Ledder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Vending Machine Values: Buying Beauty and Morality in \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003e161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. 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