Ethics in the Virtual World : the Morality and Psychology of Gaming.
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 de...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 th. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781317547235 1317547233 1322130671 9781322130675 1844655490 9781844655496 1315729873 9781315729879 |