Ender's Game and philosophy : the logic gate is down / edited by Kevin S. Decker.

Contributor(s):

Decker, Kevin S [editor ]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture seriesPublication details: Chichester ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.Description: 234 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781118386576
1118386574

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification:

813/.54

LOC classification:

PS 3553 E56 2013

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.

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-

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PS 3553 E56 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000144142

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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-

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