| Ethics in the Virtual World: The Morality and Psychology of Gaming Contributor(s): Young, Garry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844655504 ISBN-13: 9781844655502 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 170 |
| LCCN: 2013376794 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ethics in the Virtual World examines the gamer's enactment of taboo activities in the context of both traditional and contemporary philosophical approaches to morality. The book argues that it is more productive to consider what individuals are able to cope with psychologically than to determine whether a virtual act or representation is necessarily good or bad. The book raises pertinent questions about one of the most rapidly expanding leisure pursuits in western culture: should virtual enactments warrant moral interest? Should there be a limit to what can be enacted or represented within these games? Or, is it all just a game? |