The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy_ I Link Therefore I Am - Luke Cuddy [1]
The Adventure of Will
Will’s Awakening
The Schopenhauerian Console
Maya’s Mask
Twilight Will
A Link to the Present
Chapter 15 - Zeldathustra
The Returning Legend
The Necessity of Looped Time
The After-Worldly
Will-to-Triforce
Will You Say Yes?
Level 8 - The Triforce—Need I Say More?
Chapter 16 - A Link to The Triforce: Miyamoto, Lacan, and You
The Miyamoto Framework
Egos, Dyads, and the Social Symbolic
Intransitive Relationships in Game Designs
Breaking Down the Triforce
The Triforce of Courage
The Triforce of Power
The Triforce of Wisdom
The Golden Power
Chapter 17 - The Triforce and the Doctrine of the Mean
The Good Will and the Triforce of Power
The Ring of Gyges
The Doctrine of the Mean
The Lesson and Legacy of Din, Nayru, and Farore
Level 9 - Don’t Patra-nize Me!
Chapter 18 - How Can There Be Evil in Hyrule?
The Adventure Begins …
The Logical Problem of Evil
The Evidential Problem of Evil
Theodicy on Death Mountain
Rescuing Princess Zelda
Chapter 19 - The Legend of Feminism
The Women of Zelda
The Mythology of Woman
Zelda and Reality
Chapter 20 - Getting to Know the World Next Door
Heroes of Hyrule
Index
Copyright Page
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