People sometimes ask me what I think of video games. I think that, in moderation, they’re a fine source of the kind of passive entertainment we all need little doses of in our lives. But for me personally, I rarely play video games because there’s just too much other stuff I’d rather do instead.<\/p>\n
There is one notable exception to my ambivalence towards video games, however. A game which I played for hours with thorough enjoyment and zero regret: Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em>. It’s a video game that’s more immersive and story-like than most others, and even gets you reflecting on the existential layers of life.<\/p>\n Here to discuss those deeper layers of Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em> with me is Patrick Stokes, a professor of philosophy and fellow fan of the game. We combine two of my favorite things \u2014 Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em> and the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard \u2014 in a conversation on the existential themes you can find in the game like nostalgia, freedom, choice and consequences, and the certain uncertainty of death.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n People sometimes ask me what I think of video games. I think that, in moderation, they’re a fine source of the kind of passive entertainment we all need little doses of in our lives. But for me personally, I rarely play video games because there’s just too much other stuff I’d rather do instead. There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[502,42387,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-character","category-manhood","category-podcast"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/854-538x280.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/854-768x432.png","aom":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/854-372x230.png","reactor-320":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/854-320x180.png","reactor-640":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/854-640x360.png"},"yoast_head":"\n <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"