Ender's Game and Philosophy: Genocide Is Child's Play (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 80)

Ender’s Game , Orson Scott Card’s award-winning 1985 novel, has been discovered and rediscovered by generations of science fiction fans, even being adopted as reading by the U.S. Marine Corps. Ender's Game and its sequels explore rich themes — the violence and cruelty of children, the role of empathy in war, and the balance of individual dignity and the social good — with compelling elements of a coming-of-age story. Ender’s Game and Philosophy brings together over 30 philosophers to engage in wide-ranging discussion on issues such as: the justifiability of pre-emptive strikes; how Ender’s disconnected and dispassionate violence is mirrored in today’s drone warfare; whether the end of saving the species can justify the most brutal means; the justifiability of lies and deception in wartime, and how military schools produce training in virtue. The authors of Ender’s Game and Philosophy challenge readers to confront the challenges that Ender’s Game presents, bringing new insights to the idea of a just war, the virtues of the soldier, the nature of childhood, and the serious work of playing games. 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. Rules Of Engagement -- Push 1 For Remote War / Tim Blackmore -- What Would Saint Thomas Aquinas Do? / Jennifer Swanson -- Winning Without Honor / Shawn Mckinney -- Is Ender Wiggin A Cheater Cheater Bugger Eater? / Joan Grassbaugh Forry -- Minds And Bodies -- Where Does Ender's Consciousness End? / Yochai Ataria -- Hive-queens And Harms / Paul Neiman And Daniel Druvenga -- Humanity Beyond Humanity / Jordan Pascoe -- The Enemy's Gate Is Down! / Jeremy Heuslein -- Who Is Ender? -- Ender-shiva, Lord Of The Dance / Joshua Hall -- How Queer Is Ender? / Nicolas Michaud And Jessica Watkins -- Is Ender A Mormon? / James Holt -- Masks And Deceptions -- They're Screwing Around With Us / Don Fallis -- The Lying Game / Randall M. Jensen -- And Who Is Demosthenes? / Alexander Halavais -- Child Development -- Every Breath You Take / Ashley Shew -- Being And Learning / Stephen Aguilar -- Playing By The Rules / Lucinda Rush -- Snakes And Ladders, Not Squad Attack / Louis Melançon -- A Question Of Character -- Peter's Game / Jason P. Blahuta -- Sympathy And The Perfect Soldier / D.e. Wittkower -- Ender's Power / Delia Dumitrica -- Weaponized Virtue / David M. Wilmington -- Thinking In The Future Tense -- Lies Were More Dependable Than The Truth / Collin Pointon -- Is Ender A Murderer? / Kelly Sorensen And Thomas Sorensen -- Killing Children / Abraham P. Schwab -- Battle School Officer Directory -- A Peek Into The Hive Mind. Edited By D.e. Wittkower And Lucinda Rush. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card's award-winning 1985 novel, has been discovered and rediscovered by generations of science fiction fans and young adult readers, banned and challenged in schools, assigned in high school English classes, and adopted as reading by the US Marine Corps. Ender's Game and its sequels explores rich themes—the violence and cruelty of children, the role of empathy in war, and the balance of individual dignity and the social good—with compelling elements of a coming-of-age story and exciting and immersive battle scenes.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.Authors address issues such as:the justifiability of pre-emptive strikes, how Ender's disconnected and dispassionate violence is mirrored in today's drone warfare, whether the end of saving the species can justify the most brutal means, the justifiability of lies and deception in wartimes, how military schools produce training in virtue, how Ender as the “good student” is held to a different educational standard, which rules can be broken in games and which cannot, Ender's world as a mirror of our own surveillance society, the moral hazards of child warriors, the value of Ender's ability to sympathize with his enemies, the meaning of a “hive-mind,” the limits of our ability to relate to one, the relationship between Ender's story and Card's Mormonism.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. Transmissions from the Ansible......Page 6 Rules of Engagement......Page 10 01. Push 1 for Remote War | Tim Blackmore......Page 12 02. What Would Saint Thomas Aquinas Do? | Jennifer Swanson......Page 20 03. Winning Without Honor | Shawn McKinney......Page 28 04. Is Ender Wiggin a Cheater Cheater Bugger Eater? | Joan Grassbaugh Forry......Page 36 Minds and Bodies......Page 46 05. Where Does Ender's Consciousness End? | Yochai Ataria......Page 48 06. Hive-Queens and Harms | Paul Neiman and Daniel Druvenga......Page 58 07. Humanity beyond Humanity | Jordan Pascoe......Page 66 08. The Enemy's Gate Is Down! | Jeremy Heuslein......Page 76 Who Is Ender?......Page 82 09. Ender-Shiva, Lord of the Dance | Joshua Hall......Page 84 10. How Queer Is Ender? | Nicolas Michaud and Jessica Watkins......Page 94 11. Is Ender a Mormon? | James Holt......Page 104 Masks and Deceptions......Page 114 12. They're Screwing Around with Us! | Don Fallis......Page 116 13. The Lying Game | Randall M. Jensen......Page 124 14. And Who Is Demosthenes? | Alexander Halvais......Page 134 Child Development......Page 142 15. Every Breath You Take | Ashley Shew......Page 144 16. Being and Learning | Stephen Aguilar......Page 152 17. Playing by the Rules | Lucinda Rush......Page 162 18. Snakes and Ladders, Not Squad Attack | Louis Melancon......Page 170 A Question of Character......Page 178 19. Peter's Game | Jason P. Blahuta......Page 180 20. Sympathy and the Perfect Soldier | D.E. Wittkower......Page 190 21. Ender's Power | Delia Dumitrica......Page 200 22. Weaponized Virtue | David M. WIlmington......Page 210 Thinking in the Future Tense......Page 220 23. Lies Were More Dependable than the Truth | Collin Pointon......Page 222 24. Is Ender a Murderer? | Kelly Sorensen and Thomas Sorensen......Page 232 25. Killing Children | Abraham P. Schwab......Page 240 Battle School Officer Directory......Page 248 A Peek into the Hive Mind......Page 254 __Ender’s Game____Ender's Game____Ender’s Game and Philosophy____Ender’s Game and Philosophy__