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amazon.com - 10/30/2009
World of Warcraft and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) (9780812696738): Luke Cuddy, John Nordlinger: Books
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Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in videogame history, World of Warcraft is everywhere — from episodes of South Park and The Simpsons, to online series like Watch the Guild, accolades and awards from game ...
forums.worldofwarcraft.com - 11/4/2009
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— forums.worldofwarcraft.com — Today we re pleased to introduce the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for... players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth. Two brand-new companions are now available for purchase exclusively at the Pet Store in ... (more) World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft and Philsophy
Boing Boing — Kevin Haw writes in to tell us about World of Warcraft and Philosophy, a new collection of essays and stories: Plato, Socrates, Nietzsche, Adam Smith... Sure, they were all great thinkers, but how long would they have lasted in Ulduar? Continuing with the ongoing Popular Culture and Philosophy series, World of Warcraft and Philosophy, (Wrath of the Philosopher King) will be hitting bookshelves on November 1st. This collection of essays and short fiction addresses the ethics, economics, and metaphysics of Azeroth and its inhabitants. Along the way, ...

World of Warcraft and Philosophy now on sale
WoW.com — ... and John Nordlinger recently released World of Warcraft and Philosophy. The book deals with topics like ethics, economics, gender identity, metaphysics, and more, written by philosophers and gamers alike from around the globe. Heck, even role-playing and cybering are the subject of discussion, along with the Infected Blood plague and lots of other well-known WoW topics. ...

Boing Boing Gift Guide 2009: nonfiction! (part 4/6)
Boing Boing — ... Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics Mathematics, as presented by Clifford Pickover, is a palace filled with awe-inspiring curiosities. His latest is a 500-page, full-color tour of mathematical highlights from 150 Million B.C. to 2007. Full review | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1402757964/boingboing">Purchase World of Warcraft and Philosophy (Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger): This collection of ...

Boing Boing Gift Guide 2009: nonfiction! (part 4/6)
Boing Boing — ... Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics Mathematics, as presented by Clifford Pickover, is a palace filled with awe-inspiring curiosities. His latest is a 500-page, full-color tour of mathematical highlights from 150 Million B.C. to 2007. Full review | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1402757964/boingboing">Purchase World of Warcraft and Philosophy (Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger): This collection of ...

Author of World of Warcraft and Philosophy interviewed
WoW.com — ... World of Warcraft and Philosophy got released a little while back -- it's a book by Luke Cuddy and John Nordlinger that examines WoW-related topics like roleplaying and ...

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