The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy

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I'm hoping this will be a good read:

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Amazon info…

With both young and adult gamers as loyal fans, The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved video game series ever created. The contributors to this volume consider the following questions and more: What is the nature of the gamer’s connection to Link? Does Link have a will, or do gamers project their wills onto him? How does the gamer experience the game? Do the rules of logic apply in the game world? How is space created and distributed in Hyrule (the fictional land in which the game takes place)? How does time function? Is Zelda art? Can Hyrule be seen as an ideal society? Can the game be enjoyable without winning? The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy not only appeals to Zelda fans and philosophers but also puts video games on the philosophical map as a serious area of study.
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Looks like its set to be released on November 28th.
 
Someone got seriously stoned and allowed this to slip onto the bookshelf near you!
 
I havent read a book since highschool..

Im totally going to read this for lulz factor.
 
dunno seems interesting to me


but of all the games to get a book like this I wouldn't think of Legend of Zelda as being one since it's fairly vague in some aspects.

There's also a book on the philosophy behind Family Guy and stuff and how they relate.

I might read the book
 
Genkaku said:
I havent read a book since highschool...
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If you listen to yourself talk, you realize how blatantly obvious this is. :spiteful:
 
I think I might just check this book out.
 
I read the one on the Simpsons and Philosophy and wasn't impressed. I don't think the category as a whole is that substantial. I guess I've never been one for philosophy in the first place though, at least as far as ethics goes. I'm a huge fan of philosophical debate on religion and politics but ethics and morality really bore me.
 
Hmm Zelda Philosophy........hell I dont even get in what order the games progress for gosh sakes, now onto its philosophy??? major o_O; for me
 
The Pop Culture and Philosophy series is usually pretty good. I actually took an undergrad class that used The Matrix & Philosophy, The Simpsons & Philosophy, and Star Wars & Philosophy as the textbooks. If it gets people interested in philosophy I'm all for it.
 
I've never understood philosophy in college. I mean, you get a degree in philosophy. What do you do with it?
 
But with so many philosophy majors I can't believe all of them manage to become writers or teachers x.x;; Though I suppose you could get into public and motivational speaking too. I'm just curious because 3 RL friends of mine got philosophy degree's and, if not for double majoring, would be really shit outta luck right now x.x
 
Kotsu said:
I've never understood philosophy in college. I mean, you get a degree in philosophy. What do you do with it?
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yeah it's not a very flexible degree you have to like it a lot to get it I think or have something else in the bag to make yourself more marketable.

still I love deep thinking and debates
 
Kotsu said:
But with so many philosophy majors I can't believe all of them manage to become writers or teachers x.x;; Though I suppose you could get into public and motivational speaking too. I'm just curious because 3 RL friends of mine got philosophy degree's and, if not for double majoring, would be really shit outta luck right now x.x
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The vast majority of philosophy majors go to law school. Pre-law is essentially a Letters program anyway which is 1/3 history 1/3 philosophy and 1/3 other humanities courses. I double majored as well in Classical Cultures and Philosophy. After my first Bachelor's I went back and took a few extra Classics courses and got a second degree. I then took about 12 hours of history courses and got a Bachelor's in history as well. My masters is in Interdisciplinary Studies...essentially an Independent Study graduate program and I'm now in the Doctorate Philosophy program at OU. A philosophy degree can be extremely flexible depending on what electives you've taken with it and the kind of philosophy you emphasized in your degree program. My emphasis was on, surprise surprise, Classical philosophy (ancient Greek) and Social philosophy/ethics.
 
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