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Christopher Bartel

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Professor of Philosophy || I specialize in aesthetics, video games, and technology stuff. || Author of *Aesthetics and Video Games* https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/aesthetics-and-video-games-9781350104822/ || I also play bass when no one is looking.

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This illustrated review is fab. The medium works so well for books on video games.

20.02.2026 19:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Appalachian State University - PhilJobs:JFP Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Appalachian State University An international database of jobs for philosophers

My department is hiring for a 3-year NTT position teaching logic.

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20.02.2026 19:23 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

THANKS!

20.02.2026 19:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why Philosophy Matters Its true and final value: a rant

Why does philosophy matter? "...philosophy is the most productive force ever discovered by human beings and we are responsible for modernity". Hell yeah!

hilariusbookbinder.substack.com/p/why-philos...

20.01.2026 16:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We do not play with toys because we expect to gain something of practical value from them. Rather, we play with toys for aesthetic reasons. This is a broad topic that would require a much longer treatment than I have the space for here. This essay has the more modest goal of attempting to provide a framework for thinking of the aesthetic value of toys by looking at them in relation to games. - Christopher Bartel, When a Balloon is Enough: An Attention-Based Account of Toys and Games

We do not play with toys because we expect to gain something of practical value from them. Rather, we play with toys for aesthetic reasons. This is a broad topic that would require a much longer treatment than I have the space for here. This essay has the more modest goal of attempting to provide a framework for thinking of the aesthetic value of toys by looking at them in relation to games. - Christopher Bartel, When a Balloon is Enough: An Attention-Based Account of Toys and Games

Chris Bartel is playing with toys in this advance article. Come for the nerf guns, stay for the syllogisms. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

17.10.2025 11:06 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Tales of the Shire is a fun, cozy farming game. The reviews have been harsh. I don't get it. It's fun. Sure, the relationships you develop with the villagers aren't as rich as those in Stardew Valley. But, I'd compare them to Animal Crossing.

30.07.2025 14:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0