BioShock and Philosophy, Luke Cuddy
BioShock and Philosophy, Luke Cuddy
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BioShock and Philosophy
Irrational Game, Rational Book

Author: Luke Cuddy

Narrator: Heather Wynne, Alex Knox

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/25/2020

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

About Luke Cuddy

Luke Cuddy is a professor of philosophy at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He edited The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy, World of Warcraft and Philosophy, and HALO and Philosophy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by olimpias eyes on November 02, 2020

Das „K“ in „Videospiele“ steht für „Kunst“.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 02, 2015

I don't really know how to describe this book. Obviously I'm a fan of the Bioshock games, the gameplay, the stories, the twists and turns, the environment. It's unique, it's beautiful, and twisted. This book goes through talking about the central story and themes of the games (mostly Bioshock 1 and......more

Goodreads review by jazthedigital on October 03, 2022

Thoughts on „Bioshock And Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book” by William Irvin & Luke Cuddy (editor). It is something of a bridge between crash course on how immersion works within video game medium, for those both familiar and not giving much thought to the implications of it. It’s written......more

Goodreads review by Zachary on April 28, 2018

For anyone who liked the BioShock games, this slim volume is an effective primer to introduce readers to some of the more interesting aspects of philosophy that can be located in the text and actions of the game. After an extremely lackluster opening essay the book really gets going with some intere......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 01, 2022

Honestly, I was kind of disappointed by this book. I felt a lot of the essays were quite shallow or narrow in vision, and there seemed to be a decision to ignore DLC (for the most part at least), which actually would change the main thrust of more than one of the arguments presented (and ignores som......more

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