COMPUTER GAMES AS THE SUBJECT OF PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Константин Павлович Шевцов St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

Th e article puts forward the thesis that the game is a defi nite prerequisite knowledge, the level at which the subjects invest their eff ort to the original defi nition of the world. Th us, the game forms the primary level of putting sense for the objects of the world, the level of primary orientation in the world. Modern computer games allow us to navigate the new world of machines and technologies, providing new opportunities for personal identity. Th e article shows the assumption that in computer games the real bet is the new form of personal identity of the gamer. Th e game provides a prize in the form of a temporary freedom of identity, or rather the will-to-identity, and t the same time the danger of loss of identity, and the possibility of converting the latter, providing it with new semantic features. Refs 4.

Keywords:

computer games, surface, event, identity, prize, subject, non-human, machine, plasticity

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Литература

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References

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Published

2018-10-05

How to Cite

Шевцов, К. П. (2018). COMPUTER GAMES AS THE SUBJECT OF PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 32(1), 98–103. Retrieved from https://philosophyjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2183

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 17. PHILOSOPHY. CONFLICT STUDIES. CULTURE STUDIES. RELIGIOUS STUDIES.

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Philosophy

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