#186 - Christopher Bartel: VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMES, VR Prisons, Taliban Sanctions, Virtue Ethics, & Trolley Problem Twist

On this episode of The AUXORO Podcast, Christopher Bartel and Zach discuss what makes it morally right versus wrong to commit acts of violence in video games, how virtual reality could be used as a tool to teach morality to prisoners, the recent Taliban sanctions on a popular video game, what made Chris become a virtue ethicist during the writing of his book, how virtual reality affects how people perform in the traditional trolley experiment, and more.

Guest bio: Christopher Bartel is a Professor Of Philosophy at Appalachian State University with a focus on video games, philosophy of music, philosophy of technology, and media ethics. He is also the author of the book Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy: Killing Time.

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Past Guests On The Auxoro Podcast Include: Aubrey de Grey, Andy Weir, Eben Britton, Eric Jorgenson, Isabelle Boemeke, Houston Arriaga, Jerzy Gregorek, Chris Cooper, Gryffin, Elsa Diaz, Dave Robinson, Meghan Daum, FINNEAS, Chloé Valdary, Coleman Hughes, Maziar Ghaderi, YONAS, Ryan Michler, Ryan Meyer, Gavin Chops, Bren Orton, Zuby, Jason Khalipa, Ed Latimore, Jess Glynne, Noah Kahan, Kid Super, Deryck Whibley, and many more.