Questions About The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 36)

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I've been a Zelda fan for a few years now, and I've always been interested in philosophy. But based on the reviews I've seen, it doesn't seem like a great book. Should I read it or not?

Chloe I'm only about halfway through the collection of essays, so please take that into consideration of my answer to your question.

As with most anthologies…moreI'm only about halfway through the collection of essays, so please take that into consideration of my answer to your question.

As with most anthologies of essays, there are some which are better written than others, as well as some being more interesting to me personally then the rest, but here Zelda, Link and the world of Hyrule are often used as the medium by which philosophy is discussed. It's not a bad way to pose philosophical questions, but if you're looking for dissertations of why Zelda can't just rescue herself...well, that might be in one of the essays, but it would only be one of many...

If you're looking for a way to understand philosophical ideas, this isn't a bad supplimental aide, but you may want a crash course in some of the things they reference in particular essays first, general philosophy ideas, etc. (less)

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