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Authors: Michel S. Beaulieu,William Irwin
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Advent Children
Lifestream concept in
objectification in
viewers’ passivity in
Aeris Gainsborough, in
Final Fantasy VII
convergence under
nihilism of
virtues of
afterlife
effects of belief in
as goal of religion
Age of Enlightenment
Aizawa Seishisai
Aki Ross, in
The Spirits Within
“Alternative Possibilities and Moral Responsibility” (Frankfurt)
altruism,
vs.
self-interest
of characters
in maximizing happiness
of players
anthropocentric worldviews
apocalypse
Aquinas, Thomas
Aristotle
on morality
on objectification
art
attention to details in
experience viewing
in
Final Fantasy
series
judging quality of
perceptions of
quality of
relation to morality
authenticity, Cloud’s
authority
characters’ missions against
Hobbes on
rule-breaking by players
slave
vs.
master morality and
autonomy
AVALANCHE
destruction of Mako reactors by
Shinra
vs.
Bacon, Francis
Barret Wallace, in
Final Fantasy VII
Barthes, Roland
Bartz, in
Final Fantasy V
beauty, perceptions of
Beyond Good and Evil
(Nietzsche)
biology, and personality
Black Mages, in
Final Fantasy IX
Blade Runner
Braska, in
Final Fantasy VII
Calm, in
Final Fantasy X
capitalism
in
Final Fantasy VII
invading Japan
Shinra compared to
See also
class struggle
Captain Gray, in
The Spirits Within
causal-historical theory, of names
Cetra (Ancients)
Chappu, in
Final Fantasy X
character
choice of
moderation as virtue in
morality based on
characters
Aristotle’s opinion of
customization of
evolution of
of
Final Fantasy VII
of
Final Fantasy XI Online
frivolity of
identification with
intelligence of
morality of
multiple playable
players’ identification with
proper functions of, compared to humans’
relation to authority
self-interest
vs.
altruism of
signifiers of
virtues of
Chocobo races
Cid, in
The Spirits Within
on fighting Phantoms
on Gaia
Cid, name used in many games
class struggle
in
Final Fantasy
morality and
values of nobility
vs.
peasants
Cloud Strife, as same person in two games
definite description of
Cloud Strife, in
Final Fantasy VII
authenticity of
compared to Superman
evolution of character
female companion of
goals of
identity crisis of
mystery about
name as rigid designator of
players’ identification with
preset signifiers of
reinterpretation of
relation to the world
self-interest
vs.
altruism of
as SOLDIER
Cloud Strife, in
Final Fantasy VIII
conceptual analysis
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
(Marx)
Crisis Core,
reinterpretation of signifiers in
Crystal Chronicles
cultural invasion
in
Final Fantasy VII
of Japan
responses to
death
fear of
in
Final Fantasy IX
morality and
Descartes, René
descriptivism
direct reference theory, of names
Dirge of Cerberus
The Discourses
(Machiavelli)
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Ecce Homo
(Nietzsche)
ecology
apocalypse and
Gaia concept in
organicist concepts in
Ellone, in
Final Fantasy VIII
Emperor, in
Final Fantasy VI
energy
from Lifestream
spirit and
kami
environment
anthropocentric worldviews
vs.
apocalypse and
Final Fantasy VII
as ecological metaphor
human damage to
human interactions with
in Shinto spirituality
Epicurus
Essay on the Principle of Population
(Malthus)
existentialism
in
Final Fantasy VII
godlessness of
Kefka’s
nihilism
vs.
responsibility in
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. See The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy
series
bad or ambiguous endings in
Cid, name used in many games in
class struggle in
connections among
Final Fantasy VII
in development of
good qualities of
political structure of society in
popularity of
quality of art in
solo games
vs. Final Fantasy XI Online
violence in
Final Fantasy
universe, multiple avenues into
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
capitalism in
characters in
cinematography of
compared to
Superman
ecological concepts in
ecoterrorists in
nihilism in
Shinto spirituality in
specialness of
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI Online
morality of characters in
players of
solo games
vs.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. See Advent Children
fossil fuels, Mako’s similarity to
Foucault, Michel
Four Warriors of Light.
See
Light Warriors
Frankfurt, Harry
freedom
free will
of Heroes
predestination
vs.
responsibility from
Gage, Phineas
Gaia
Dr. Cid on
in
Final Fantasy
Lifestream concept and
vital principles of
“the Gaia hypothesis”
game, the
efforts to beat
incentives to finish
Superman 64
as broken
gamers
vs.
players
See also
players
Garland, in
Final Fantasy IX
on memories as eternal
Gee, James Paul
God, in predestination
vs.
free will
Guardian Forces (GFs)
happiness
death and
maximizing
objective value of
Harootunian, Harry
Heidegger, Martin
Hein, in
The Spirits Within
on Gaia
on nature and environment
Heroes
Kefka
vs.
lack of thanks for
missions of
predestination of
self-interest
vs.
altruism
social change efforts of
history
individuals’ ability to change
Marx on
of names
Hobbes, Thomas
on authority
on self-interest
Hojo
in
Final Fantasy VII
in
The Spirits Within
holism
vs.
organicism
homeostatic systems, Gaia as
Hourigan, Ben
Hume, David
on art’s relation to morality
on judging art
hypothetical imperative
identification, of players with characters
identity statements
Inoue Nissho
in purification of Jenova influence
insanity
of Kefka Palazzo
labels as means of control
linked to depravity
responses to
as veiled wisdom
interpretations, of signifiers
Japan
allegorized
cultural invasion of
kami
to preserve heritage of
modernization in
Jenkins, Henry
Jenova, in
Final Fantasy VII
effects of
efforts to revive
Jenova trying to take over
Just War Theory
Kabbalism, Sephiroth from
Kadaj
Kafka
kami
concept, in Shinto spirituality
Kant, Immanuel
Kantians
Kasulis, Thomas
Kazushige Nojima
Kefka Palazzo, in
Final Fantasy VI
existentialism of
experimentation on
madness of
metamorphosis of
relationship with humanity and Moogledom
struggle against
as Übermensch
Kripke, Saul
Kuja, in
Final Fantasy IX
destroying source of life
Vivi Orunitia created by
labels, influence of
Large, Stephen
Leviathan
(Hobbes)
Lifestream concept
compared to
kami
Gaia and
literal
vs.
metaphorical descriptions of
Light Warriors
ability to change society
predestination of
Lovelock, James
Lucretia, in
Final Fantasy VII
Lukahn, in
Final Fantasy I
Machiavelli, Niccolò
political writings of
on religion
Mad Max
Madness and Civilization
(Foucault)
magic
control of
technology
vs.
Mako reactors
Malthus, Thomas
Margulis, Lynn
Marlboro, the
Marlene Wallace, in
Advent Children
Marx, Karl
on history
on proletariat
on social change
master-slave relationships
meaning
lacking for Kefka
learning to live without
source of
mechanism.
See
reductionism
vs.
mechanism
memories, as eternal
Middle Ages, insanity in
Midgar, in
Final Fantasy VII
Mill, John Stuart
mini-quests
MMORPG,
Final Fantasy XI Online
as
modernization
in Japan
Shinto spirituality on
monsters/WEAPONS, choice of battling or not
Moogles, as true proletarians
morality
action-based
vs.
character-based
Aristotle on
art’s relation to
class struggle and
development of concept of good and evil in
ethical decision making
of
Final Fantasy
characters
of
Final Fantasy
players
immorality and
inconsistencies in
Final Fantasy
series
inversion of
knowledge in
maximizing happiness as
moderation in
need to decide own values
Nietzsche on
of nobility
vs.
peasants
on objectification
rational justifications for
responsibility in
sacrifice of innocents in utilitarianism
self-interest
vs.
altruism in
of slave
vs.
master
utilitarian
of Vivi Orunitia
names
causal-historical theory of
direct reference theory of
intuitions about
as rigid designators
significance of
nature
in Shinto spirituality
technology
vs.
See also
environment
Necron, in
Final Fantasy IX
New Theses
(Seishisai)
Nicomachean Ethics
(Aristotle)
Nietzsche, Friedrich
existentialism of
on morality
on religion
on Übermensch
virtue ethics of
nihilism
existentialism
vs.
in
Final Fantasy VII
objectification
in
Advent Children
moral theories on
permission to be used in
On Bullshit
(Frankfurt)
On the Genealogy of Morals
(Nietzsche)
organicism.
See
holism
vs.
organicism
perceptions, relation to objects’ qualities
Phantoms
philosophy, analysis of concepts in
places, signifiers of
players
customization of characters by
of
Final Fantasy XI Online
gamers
vs.
identification with characters
morality of
PlayStation, new capabilities of
politics, religion serving
The Politics
(Aristotle)
power
Heroes’ missions against
as highest virtue