Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy Raiding the Temple of Wisdom |
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| Editor:
| Cogburn, Jon
Silcox, Mark |
| Series title: | Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8126-9796-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Open Court
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy presents twenty-one chapters by different writers, all D&D aficionados but with starkly different insights and points of view. The book is divided into three parts. The first, "Heroic Tier: The Ethical Dungeon-Crawler," explores what D&D has to teach us about ethics. Part II, "Paragon Tier: Planes of Existence," arouses a new sense of wonder about both the real world and the collaborative world game players create. The third part, "Epic...
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Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy presents twenty-one chapters by different writers, all D&D aficionados but with starkly different insights and points of view. The book is divided into three parts. The first, "Heroic Tier: The Ethical Dungeon-Crawler," explores what D&D has to teach us about ethics. Part II, "Paragon Tier: Planes of Existence," arouses a new sense of wonder about both the real world and the collaborative world game players create. The third part, "Epic Tier: Leveling Up," is at the crossroads of philosophy and the exciting new field of Game Studies.