{"product_id":"dungeons-dragons-philosophy-9781118397626","title":"Dungeons  Dragons Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo demons and devils have free will? Does justice exist in Menzoberranzan? What's the morality involved with player characters casting necromancy and summoning spells?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e probes the rich terrain of philosophically compelling concepts and ideas that underlie \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, the legendary fantasy role-playing game that grew into a world-wide cultural phenomenon. A series of accessible essays reveals what the imaginary worlds of \u003ci\u003eD\u0026amp;D\u003c\/i\u003e can teach us about ethics, morality, metaphysics and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates a wide variety of philosophical concepts and ideas that arise in \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e gameplay and presents them in an accessible and entertaining manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the strategies, tactics, improvisations, and role-play employed by \u003ci\u003eD\u0026amp;D\u003c\/i\u003e enthusiasts have startling parallels in the real world of philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a wide range of philosophical topics, including the nature of free will\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations Used in the Text viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction: A Game Like No Other 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Lawful Good vs. Chaotic Evil 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sympathy for the Devils: Free Will and Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Paragons and Knaves: Does Good Character Make for a Good Character? 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ.K. Miles and Karington Hess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Is Anyone Actually Chaotic Evil?: A Playable Theory of Willful Wrongdoing 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeil Mussett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II So Did You Win? Philosophy and D\u0026amp;D Gameplay 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Save vs. Death: Some Reflections on the Lifecycle of PCs 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Robichaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 To My Other Self: Reflection and Existentialism in Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRob Crandall and Charles Taliaferro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Player-Character Is What You Are in the Dark: The Phenomenology of Immersion in Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Crafting Worlds 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Imagination and Creation: The Morality of Fiction in Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Delfino and Jerome C. Hillock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Dungeonmastery as Soulcraft 106\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Dyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Foray into the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Menzoberranzan: A Perfect Unjust State 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Hummel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Who Is Raistlin Majere? 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin McCain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Ethics of Spellcasting 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Expediency and Expendability: An Exhumation of the Morality of Necromancy 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Jones and Ashley Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 By Friendship or Force: Is it Ethical to Summon Animals to Fight by Your Side in Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons? 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSamantha Noll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons out in the Real World 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “Kill her, kill her! Oh God, I’m sorry!”: Spectating Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsther MacCallum-Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Berserker in a Skirt: Sex and Gender in Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShannon M. Mussett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “Others play at dice”: Friendship and Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffery L. Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors 217\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866370126167,"sku":"9781118397626","price":14.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118397626.jpg?v=1722278326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dungeons-dragons-philosophy-9781118397626","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}