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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - What do Ayn Rand, Douglas Hofstadter, and a level-grinding RPG protagonist have in common More than you'd think. Leveling Up the Self is a philosophical deep-dive into why LitRPG, a genre built around experience points, stat screens, and relentless self-optimization, exploded into a global phenomenon. LitRPG protagonists share a striking profile: rational, self-reliant, laser-focused on personal growth, indifferent to collective approval. Objectivism in game form. Ayn Rand's vision of the heroic individual has found its most popular expression in the pages of portal fantasy novels. But the story goes deeper. 'Gödel, Escher, Bach' author Douglas Hofstadter spent 700 pages proving that consciousness emerges from strange loops; self-referential systems that fold back on themselves until something new appears. The LitRPG hero is exactly that: a mind watching itself level up, a strange loop with a status screen. This book traces the surprising convergence of three seemingly unrelated worlds, philosophy, mathematics, and genre fiction, and argues that the rise of LitRPG reflects a cultural hunger for rational heroism, measurable progress, and a self that earns its own existence. If you've ever wondered why these books are impossible to put down, this is the answer.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What do Ayn Rand, Douglas Hofstadter, and a level-grinding RPG protagonist have in common? More than you'd think. Leveling Up the Self is a philosophical deep-dive into why LitRPG, a genre built around experience points, stat screens, and relentless self-optimization, exploded into a global phenomenon. LitRPG protagonists share a striking profile: rational, self-reliant, laser-focused on personal growth, indifferent to collective approval. Objectivism in game form. Ayn Rand's vision of the heroic individual has found its most popular expression in the pages of portal fantasy novels. But the story goes deeper. "Goedel, Escher, Bach" author Douglas Hofstadter spent 700 pages proving that consciousness emerges from strange loops; self-referential systems that fold back on themselves until something new appears. The LitRPG hero is exactly that: a mind watching itself level up, a strange loop with a status screen. This book traces the surprising convergence of three seemingly unrelated worlds, philosophy, mathematics, and genre fiction, and argues that the rise of LitRPG reflects a cultural hunger for rational heroism, measurable progress, and a self that earns its own existence. If you've ever wondered why these books are impossible to put down, this is the answer. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…