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Ender's game and philosophy : the logic gate is down / edited by Kevin S. Decker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
- Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, American.
- Wiggin, Ender.
- Philosophy in literature.
- Card, Orson Scott. Ender's game.
- Card, Orson Scott.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Third : the making of an impossible child
- pt. 2. Game : cooperation or confrontation?
- pt. 3. Hive-queen : all together now
- pt. 4. War : kill or be killed
- pt. 5. Hegemon : the terrible things are only about to begin.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781118386583
- 1118386582
- 9781118572672
- 111857267X
- 9781118572696
- 1118572696
- OCLC:
- 851695595
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