BioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book

Considered a sign of the 'coming of age' of video gamesas an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise coversvast philosophical ground. BioShock and Philosophy: IrrationalGame, Rational Book presents expert reflections byphilosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this criticallyacclaimed and immersive fan-favorite.

• Reveals the philosophical questions raised through the artisticcomplexity, compelling characters and absorbing plots of thisground-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, freewill, morality, feminism, transworld individuality, and vendingmachines in the dystopian society of Rapture
• Considers visionary game developer Ken Levine's depictionof Ayn Rand's philosophy, as well as the theories ofAristotle, de Beauvoir, Dewey, Leibniz, Marx, Plato, and othersfrom the Hall of Philosophical Heroes