Game of thrones and philosophy : logic cuts deeper than swords

Summary: "Timed for the premiere of the second season of the HBO Game of Thrones series Gives new perspectives on the characters, storylines, and themes of Game of Thrones Draws on great philosophers from ancient Greece to modern America to explore intriguing topics such as the strange creatures of Westeros, the incestuous relationship of Jaime and Cersei Lannister, and what the kings of Westeros can show us about virtue and honor (or the lack thereof) as they play their game of thrones"--

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ISBN: 1118206053 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781118206058 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1118206061 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781118206065 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Hoboken : Wiley, 2012.

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General Note:	Machine generated contents note: ForewordAcknowledgments: How I was spared from having to take the BlackIntroduction: So What if Winter Is Coming?Part One. "You Win or You Die"1. Maester Hobbes Goes to King's Landing Greg Littmann2. It is a Great Crime to Lie to a King Don Fallis3. Playing the Game of Thrones: Some Lessons from Machiavelli Marcus Schulzke4. The War in Westeros and Just War Theory Richard H. CorriganPart Two. "The Things I Do for Love"5. Winter is Coming! The Bleak Quest for Happiness in Westeros Eric Silverman6. The Death of Lord Stark: The Perils of Idealism David Hahn7. Lord Eddard Stark, Queen Cersei Lannister: Moral Judgments from Different Perspectives Albert J. J. Angleberger and Alexander Hieke8. It Would Be a Mercy: Choosing Life or Death in Westeros and Beyond Matthew TedescoPart Three. "Winter is Coming"9. Wargs, Wights, and Wolves that are Dire: Mind and Metaphysics, Westeros Style Henry Jacoby10. Magic, Science, and Metaphysics in A Game of Thrones Edward Cox11. "You know nothing, Jon Snow": Epistemic Humility Beyond the Wall Abraham P. Schwab12. "Why is the world so full of injustice?" Gods and the Problem of Evil Jaron Daniel SchoonePart Four. "The Man Who Passes the Sentence Should Swing the Sword"13. Why Should Joffrey Be Moral If He's Already Won the Game of Thrones? Daniel Haas14. The Moral Luck of Tyrion Lannister Christopher Robichaud15. Dany's Encounter with the Wild: Cultural Relativism in Games of Thrones Katherine Tullman16. "There Are No True Knights": The Injustice o Chivalry Stacey GoguenPart Five. "Stick Them with the Pointy End"17. Fate, Freedom, and authenticity in A Game of Thrones Michael J. Sigrist18. No One Dances the Water Dance Henry Jacoby19. The Things I Do For Love: Sex, Lies, and Game Theory R. Shannon Duval20. Stop the Madness! Knowledge, Power, and Insanity in A Song of Ice and Fire Chad William TimmContributors: The Learned Lords and Ladies from Beyond the Seven KingdomsIndex .
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than Swords; Contents; Foreword; A Raven from House Wiley: Editor's Note on Spoilers; Acknowledgments: How I Was Spared from Having to Take the Black; Introduction: So What if Winter Is Coming?; Part One: "You Win or You Die"; 1: Maester Hobbes Goes to King's Landing; 2: It Is a Great Crime to Lie to a King; 3: Playing the Game of Thrones: Some Lessons from Machiavelli; 4: The War in Westeros and Just War Theory; Part Two: "The Things I do for Love"; 5: Winter Is Coming!: The Bleak Quest for Happiness in Westeros.
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