Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of F...

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Beschreibung

Is it ever morally wrong to enjoy fantasizing about immoral things? Many video games allow players to commit numerous violent and immoral acts. But, should players worry about the morality of their virtual actions? A common argument is that games offer merely the virtual representation of violence. No one is actually harmed by committing a violent act in a game. So, it cannot be morally wrong to perform such acts. While this is an intuitive argument, it does not resolve the issue.

Focusing on why individual players are motivated to entertain immoral and violent fantasies, Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy advances debates about the ethical criticism of art, not only by shining light on the interesting and under-examined case of virtual fantasies, but also by its novel application of a virtue ethical account. Video games are works of fiction that enable players to entertain a fantasy. So, a full understanding of the ethical criticism of video games must focus attention on why individual players are motivated to entertain immoral and violent fantasies.

Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasyengages with debates and critical discussions of games in both the popular media and recent work in philosophy, psychology, media studies, and game studies.

Über den Autor

Christopher Bartel is Professor of Philosophy at Appalachian State University, USA.

Zusammenfassung

Draws on recent research in psychology, media studies, and gender studies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Problem of Virtual Ethics
2. Amoralist Avoidance Strategies: Fiction and Games
3. Virtual Ethics and Virtue Ethics
4. Free Will, Motivation, and the Limits of Moral Criticism
5. Virtual Immoral Fantasies
6. Virtue Ethics on the Gamer's Dilemma
7. Criticizing Games
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781350202702
ISBN-10:	1350202703
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bartel, Christopher
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Maße:	234 x 156 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Christopher Bartel
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.03.2022
Gewicht:	0,316 kg