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Dungeons & dragons and philosophy : read and gain advantage on all wisdom checks / edited by Christopher Robichaud.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell philosophy and popculture seriesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, [2014]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118397640 (ePub)
  • 1118397649 (ePub)
  • 9781118921159 (Adobe PDF)
  • 1118921151 (Adobe PDF)
  • 9781118921166
  • 111892116X
  • 1306939321
  • 9781306939324
Other title:
  • Dungeons and dragons and philosophy
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dungeons & dragons and philosophyDDC classification:
  • 794.8 23
LOC classification:
  • GV1469.62.D84
Online resources: Summary: Do demons and devils have free will? Does justice exist in Menzoberranzan? What's the morality involved with player characters casting necromancy and summoning spells? Dungeons & Dragons and Philosophy probes the rich terrain of philosophically compelling concepts and ideas that underlie Dungeons & Dragons, the legendary fantasy role-playing game that grew into a world-wide cultural phenomenon. A series of accessible essays reveals what the imaginary worlds of D & D can teach us about ethics, morality, metaphysics and more. Illustrates a wide variety of philosophical concepts and ideas that ar.
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Includes index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Do demons and devils have free will? Does justice exist in Menzoberranzan? What's the morality involved with player characters casting necromancy and summoning spells? Dungeons & Dragons and Philosophy probes the rich terrain of philosophically compelling concepts and ideas that underlie Dungeons & Dragons, the legendary fantasy role-playing game that grew into a world-wide cultural phenomenon. A series of accessible essays reveals what the imaginary worlds of D & D can teach us about ethics, morality, metaphysics and more. Illustrates a wide variety of philosophical concepts and ideas that ar.