LEGO and philosophy : constructing reality brick by brick / edited by Roy T. Cook, Sondra Bacharach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook, Roy T., 1972- editor.

Bacharach, Sondra, editor.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.

Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series

THEi Wiley ebooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

LEGO toys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

How profound is a little plastic building block? It turns out the answer is "very"! 22 chapters explore philosophy through the world of LEGO which encompasses the iconic brick itself as well as the animated televisions shows, feature films, a vibrant adult fan base with over a dozen yearly conventions, an educational robotics program, an award winning series of videogames, hundreds of books, magazines, and comics, a team-building workshop program for businesses and much, much more. * Dives into the many philosophical ideas raised by LEGO bricks and the global multimedia phenomenon they have created * Tackles metaphysical, logical, moral, and conceptual issues in a series of fascinating and stimulating essays * Introduces key areas of philosophy through topics such as creativity and play, conformity and autonomy, consumption and culture, authenticity and identity, architecture, mathematics, intellectual property, business and environmental ethics * Written by a global group of esteemed philosophers and LEGO fans * A lively philosophical discussion of bricks, minifigures, and the LEGO world that will appeal to LEGO fans and armchair philosophers alike

Contents:

LEGO and Creativity

LEGO, Ethics, and Rules

LEGO and Identity

LEGO, Consumption, and Culture

LEGO, Metaphysics, and Math.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119193982

1119193982

9781119193999

1119193990

9781119194033

1119194032

OCLC:

992564730