Why Games Matter
Oct 23, 2020Do games help us form social bonds and build important life skills, or are they just a pleasant way to escape the daily grind? Worse yet, could playing games make us lazy and antisocial? These are some of the questions we’re asking in this week’s show, What’s in a Game?
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Maurice
Thursday, October 1, 2020 -- 11:01 AM
I love games--I enjoy playingI love games--I enjoy playing them and watching them. However, games have become a powerful metaphor in our society that has helped to erode the complexity of our moral thinking. The moral conditions of life are too nuanced to allow game metaphors to dominate our social and political thinking. Please see the article, "Business is Not A Game" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10551-008-9859-0 or the chapter, "Politics is Not A Game" https://works.bepress.com/maurice_hamington/43/
admin
Sunday, October 25, 2020 -- 10:55 AM
Thanks for the comment andThanks for the comment and links, Maurice! I think you'll find guest Thi Nguyen very sympathetic to your position.