Resolving the Gamer's Dilemma Examining the Moral and Psychological Differences between Virtual Murder and Virtual Paedophilia /

This book explores the gamer's dilemma, which lies at the heart of theorising about the morality of certain video game content. The dilemma is as follows: given that gaming content involves virtual characters within a virtual environment, the moral permission of virtual murder would also appear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Young, Garry (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology,
Temas:
Personality.
Difference (Psychology).
Sex (Psychology).
Computer crimes.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Ethics.
Personality and Differential Psychology.
Psychology of Gender and Sexuality.
Cybercrime.
Crime and Society.
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introducing the Gamer's Dilemma
  • Chapter 2. Social Convention and the Likelihood of Harm: Luck's Initial Attempts at Resolving the Dilemma
  • Chapter 3. Motivation, Discrimination and Special Status: Luck's Further Attempts at Resolving the Dilemma
  • Chapter 4. Virtual Paedophilia as child pornography and the harm done to women: Bartel's attempt at Resolving the Dilemma
  • Chapter 5. Targeting Morally Irrelevant Characteristics and the Need for Context: Further Attempts at Resolving the Dilemma
  • Chapter 6. A New Approach to Resolving the Gamer's Dilemma: Applying Constructive Ecumenical Expressivism.

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