Ender's Game and Philosophy
Subtitle: Genocide Is Child's Play
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780812698343
Subjects: Science fiction, history and criticism; Philosophy in literature
Description: Ender's Game and Philosophy 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. The authors of Ender's Game and Philosophy challenge readers to confront and work through the conceptual and emotional challenges that Ender's Game presents, bringing a new light on the idea of a just war, the virtues of the soldier, the nature of childhood, the social value and moral corruption of lies and deception, the practices of education and of leadership, and the serious work of playing games. -- Publisher website.