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Objectivism and Bioshock

Even if you haven't read any Ayn Rand, you probably noticed the philosophy espoused by Andrew Ryan in Bioshock. Just in case you didn't know, it's pretty much Rand's Objectivism in game form. Now I know Tim is going to love this: Brian Crescente at Kotaku has posted an interesting article (a first!) on Objectivism in BioShock.

His launching point is Yaron Brook's, president of the Ayn Rand Institute, reaction to the game. A thoughtful look at Objectivism, and how it works in the game, ensues.

Who knew whacking Big Brothers could be philosophically stimulating? Who knew Crescente could write something that isn't full of juvenile meanderings?

Posted by JP at Sunday February 17, 2008 - 2:11 PM | TrackBack (0) | Category: Xbox 360 | © 2008 Gaming Signal



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