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Ender's Game and Philosophy
D E (Ed) Wittkower
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Description for Ender's Game and Philosophy
Paperback. Brings together over thirty philosophers to engage in wide-ranging discussion on the troubling, exciting, and fascinating issues raised in and amidst the excitement and fear of Orson Scott Card's novels and Gavin Hood's film. Editor(s): Wittkower, D. E.; Rush, Lucinda. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card's award-winning 1985 novel, has been discovered and rediscovered by generations of science fiction fans, even being adopted as reading by the U.S. Marine Corps. Ender's Game and its sequels explore rich themes -- the violence and cruelty of children, the role of empathy in war, and the balance of individual dignity and the social good -- with compelling elements of a coming-of-age story. Ender's Game and Philosophy brings together over 30 philosophers to engage in wide-ranging discussion on issues such as: the justifiability of pre-emptive strikes; how Ender's disconnected and dispassionate violence is mirrored in ... Read more
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card's award-winning 1985 novel, has been discovered and rediscovered by generations of science fiction fans, even being adopted as reading by the U.S. Marine Corps. Ender's Game and its sequels explore rich themes -- the violence and cruelty of children, the role of empathy in war, and the balance of individual dignity and the social good -- with compelling elements of a coming-of-age story. Ender's Game and Philosophy brings together over 30 philosophers to engage in wide-ranging discussion on issues such as: the justifiability of pre-emptive strikes; how Ender's disconnected and dispassionate violence is mirrored in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
358g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780812698343
SKU
V9780812698343
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About D E (Ed) Wittkower
D. E. Wittkower is assistant professor of Philosophy at Old Dominion University. Lucinda Rush is the Education Reference Librarian at Old Dominion University. She holds M.A. in Library & Information Science and Music Education.
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