Dungeons & dragons and philosophy : read and gain advantage on all wisdom checks / edited by Christopher Robichaud.
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 Du...
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| Other title: | Dungeons and dragons and philosophy. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden :
Wiley-Blackwell,
[2014]
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| Series: | Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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| 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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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118397640 1118397649 9781118921159 1118921151 9781118921166 111892116X 1306939321 9781306939324 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |