Game of thrones and philosophy : logic cuts deeper than swords / edited by Henry Jacoby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacoby, Henry Owen, editor.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series ; 51.

The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series ; 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martin, George R. R. Song of ice and fire.

Martin, George R. R.

Game of thrones (Television program).

Popular culture--Philosophy.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2012].

Summary:

An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired it George R.R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this complex, character-driven series, including: Is it right for a ""good"" king to usurp the throne of a ""bad"" one and murder his family? How far should you go to protect your fa

Contents:

Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than Swords; Contents; Foreword; A Raven from House Wiley: Editor's Note on Spoilers; Acknowledgments: How I Was Spared from Having to Take the Black; Introduction: So What if Winter Is Coming?; Part One: ""You Win or You Die""; 1: Maester Hobbes Goes to King's Landing; 2: It Is a Great Crime to Lie to a King; 3: Playing the Game of Thrones: Some Lessons from Machiavelli; 4: The War in Westeros and Just War Theory; Part Two: ""The Things I do for Love""; 5: Winter Is Coming!: The Bleak Quest for Happiness in Westeros

6: The Death of Lord Stark: The Perils of Idealism7: Lord Eddard Stark, Queen Cersei Lannister: Moral Judgments from Different Perspectives; 8: It Would Be a Mercy: Choosing Life or Death in Westeros and Beyond the Narrow Sea; Part Three: ""Winter is Coming""; 9: Wargs, Wights, and Wolves That Are Dire: Mind and Metaphysics, Westeros Style; 10: Magic, Science, and Metaphysics in A Game of Thrones; 11: ""You Know Nothing, Jon Snow"": Epistemic Humility Beyond the Wall; 12: ""Why Is the World So Full of Injustice?"": Gods and the Problem of Evil

Part Four: ""The Man Who Passes the Sentence Should Swing the Sword""13: Why Should Joffrey Be Moral If He Has Already Won the Game of Thrones?; 14: The Moral Luck of Tyrion Lannister; 15: Dany's Encounter with the Wild: Cultural Relativism in A Game of Thrones; 16: ""There Are No True Knights"": The Injustice of Chivalry; Part Five: ""Stick Them with the Pointy End""; 17: Fate, Freedom, and Authenticity in A Game of Thrones; 18: No One Dances the Water Dance; 19: The Things I Do For Love: Sex, Lies, and Game Theory

20: Stop the Madness!: Knowledge, Power, and Insanity in A Song of Ice and FireContributors: The Learned Lords and Ladies from beyond the Seven Kingdoms; Index: From the Archives at Oldtown

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781118206065

1118206061

9786613619907

9781118206058

1118206053

9781280590078

1280590076

OCLC:

777374767