Can morality be an effective game mechanic?
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On Morality Systems in Video Games, Introduction
The Philosophy of Farts: The Montaigne Story
Deus Ex Human Revolution: An Argument against Augmentation
Considering that the question “How prevalent should augmentation technology be within our society?” is one of the key components of the setting of DE: Human Revolution, the “anti-augmentation” factions within the game do a surprisingly poor job of arguing against it.
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Black Dress? White dress? Ayer’s Logical Positivism kicks your stupid newsfeed about dresses in the balls.
The internet needs more Pyrrhonian scepticism.
People on the internet are constantly bickering about ‘who is right’ and ‘who is wrong’. Well, here is a novel approach. Neither of you. Or both! Continue reading The internet needs more Pyrrhonian scepticism.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Cyberization and the Ship of Theseus
Why Thomas More doesn’t like the death penalty (and neither should you).
What Terry Pratchett’s “The Colour of Magic” can teach you about existentialism.
What can Tiberius Gracchus teach you about the housing crisis?
What can “Spec Ops: The Line” teach you about ethical decisions?
The Independent Philosopher 