Game of Thrones and Philosophy (24 page)

INDEX

From the Archives at Oldtown

abortion, biomedical ethics on

absolute certainty

accountability, morality and

“Active and Passive Euthanasia” (Rachels)

Aegon

American Medical Association

Apology
(Plato)

appetite, happiness and

Aristotle

fatalism and

happiness and

Nicomachean Ethics

virtue ethics and

Arryn, Jon

Arryn, Lady Lysa Tully

Arryn, Lord Robert

Arthur, Leonard

Arthur (King) (legend)

Augustine, Saint

Austin, J. L.

authenticity

autonomy

biomedical ethics and

fatalism and

Aztecs

Baelish, Lord Petyr “Littlefinger”

chivalry and

game theory and

idealism and

lying and

morality and

power and

self-interest and

Baelor the Beloved

Baratheon, Joffrey (Prince/King)

incest and

insanity and

just war theory and

lying and

morality and

Ned’s idealism and

power and

problem of evil and

social contract theory and

virtue ethics and

Baratheon, Myrcella

Baratheon, Renly

chivalry and

just war theory and

problem of evil and

Baratheon, Robert (King)

game theory and

happiness and

idealism and

insanity and

just war theory and

lying and

power and

problem of evil and

social contract theory and

Baratheon, Shireen

Baratheon, Stannis

moral luck and

problem of evil and

Baratheon, Steffon

Baratheon, Tommen

Barra

Beauvoir, Simone de

being, doing
vs
.

“best possible world”

biomedical ethics

on abortion

burdensomeness and

mercy killing and

Blake, William

Bolton, Ramsay

Bolton, Roose

Bracken, Jonos

Brienne of Tarth

chivalry and

gender and purpose

insanity and

problem of evil and

Brock, Dan

Bronn

fighting without honor

game theory and

Brynden

burdensomeness, biomedical ethics and

Butterbumps

Campbell, A. G. M.

cannibalism, cultural relativism and

Carson, Thomas

Cassel, Rodrick

categorical imperative, moral luck and

causation, magic.
See
magic, causation

character

egoism and virtue ethics

fatalism and

martial arts and

moral luck and

Charles I (King of England)

Charles II (King of England)

Children of the Forest

biomedical ethics and

magic and

problem of evil and

Chisholm, Roderick

chivalry

gender roles and

idealization of

as misguided

vulnerability and

Cicero

circumstantial luck

Clegane, Gregor (“the Mountain”)

chivalry and

insanity and

just war theory and

lying and

metaphysics and

social contract theory and

Clegane, Sandor (“the Hound”)

chivalry and

metaphysics and

problem of evil and

virtue ethics and

commitment, lying and

Conn

consciousness

animals and

biomedical ethics and

metaphysics and

wargs and

consequentialism

lying and

virtue ethics and egoism

control

insanity and

moral luck and

cost-
versus
-gain ratio, just war theory and

Cressen

crime, insanity as

cultural relativism

defined

diversity of ethical codes in

moral relativism and

violence and

Damphair, Aeron

Darry, Lord

deception, lying and

“Decisions Near the End of Life” (American Medical Association)

Declaration of Independence

Denys, Lord

dependency, power and

Derby City Hospital (England)

Descartes, René

Desmond, Ser

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
(Hume)

direwolves

magic and

metaphysics and

subjectivity and

See also individual names of direwolves

Discourses
(Machiavelli)

dogma

epistemology and

problem of evil and

doing, being
vs
.

dojo

Dornish

Dothraki

cultural relativism and

fears and customs

Horse God

just war theory and

See also
Drogo, Khal; Targaryen, Daenerys (“Dany”)

Down’s Syndrome, biomedical ethics and

dragons, magic and

Drogo, Khal

biomedical ethics and

cultural relativism and

fatalism and

idealism and

just war theory and

lying and

morality and

power and

social contract theory and

Drowned God of the Ironmen

Duff, Raymond S.

Duur, Mirri Maz

biomedical ethics and

insanity and

lying and

magic and

egoism, virtue ethics and

Elia

English Civil War

Epicurus

epistemology

dogma and

epistemic humility

epistemic trust

justification and

justified true belief and

reliabilism and

study of

essentialism, fatalism and

eudaimonia

euthanasia, passive
vs
. active

evidence, problem of evil and

evil

defined

moral

natural

See also
problem of evil

fairness, game theory and

Faith of the Seven

fatalism

authenticity and

essentialism and

freedom and

justice and

metaphysical fatalism

fear

logic and

power and

Feehan, Thomas

feminist philosophy, on chivalry.
See also
chivalry

Florian

Flowers, Jafer

Forel, Syrio

chivalry and

mind like water

self-discovery and

Zen seeing

fortuna

Foucault, Michel

freedom, fatalism and

free will

free will defense.
See
problem of evil

Frey, Lord Walder

power and

self-interest and

Game of Thrones, A
.
See
Martin, George R. R.;
individual names of characters

game theory

defined

incomplete information in

irrationality in

love and

non-zero-sum games

rationality in

self-interest and

Gared

gender roles

chivalry and

fatalism and

game theory and

Geneva Conventions

Ghost

epistemology and

metaphysics and

Gilly

Glaucon

gods.
See
religion

golden mean

Greatjon

Great Other

Greek gods, problem of evil and

Grenn

Greyjoy, Balon

Greyjoy, Theon

just war theory and

problem of evil and

Greyjoys, war and

Grice, Paul

Grotius, Hugo

Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
(Kant)

Gyges

Halfhand, Qhorin

Hallyne the Pyromancer

handicap.
See
biomedical ethics

happiness

eudaimonia and virtue ethics

morality and

motivation and

power and

virtue and

Hardy, Lyndon

hate, power and

Heaven, Ross

Heidegger, Martin

Henry VIII (King of England)

Heraclitus

H’ghar, Jaqen

High Septon.
See also
religion

History of Madness, The
(Foucault)

Hobbes, Thomas

honor and

self-interest and

on social contract theory

Hodor

Holland, Ser Dontos

homosexuality, chivalry and

honesty, virtue ethics and

Horn of Winter, epistemology and

House and Philosophy

How to Do Things with Words
(Austin)

human rights, just war theory and

Hume, David

humility.
See
epistemology

idealism

defined

honor and

motivation and

power and

“Idle Argument”

Incas

incest, cultural relativism and.
See also
Lannister, Cersei (Queen); Lannister, Jaime

insanity

as criminal

justification and

“madness” as

power and

social control and

values and

intellect, happiness and

intention

just war theory and

lying and

power and virtù

investment, game theory and

Iron Throne, social contract theory and.
See also individual names of characters

irrationality, game theory and

James I (King of England)

Jefferson, Thomas

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jojen

Jonquil

Jordan, Robert

Jory

justice, fatalism and

justification

epistemology and

insanity and

justifiable conduct and just war theory

justified true belief, epistemology and

just war theory

cost-
versus
-gain ratio and

defined

discrimination between combatants and noncombatants

idealism and

intention and

legitimate authority and

moral luck and

motivation and

probability of success and

reprisal and

rights of state’s own citizens

treatment of prisoners of war and

war as last resort

Kant, Immanuel

chivalry and

lying and

moral luck and

Kingsguard, chivalry and

King’s Landing, morality and

knighthood

chivalry and

game theory and

Lady (direwolf)

Lannister, Cersei (Queen)

authenticity and

chivalry and

cultural relativism and

egoism and

game theory and

happiness and

incest and

lying and

morality and

moral judgments about

virtue ethics and

Lannister, House of.
See also individual names of family members

Lannister, Jaime

biomedical ethics and

causality and

cultural relativism and

game theory and

incest and

insanity and

just war theory and

morality and

problem of evil and

Lannister, Lord Tywin

just war theory and

social contract theory and

Lannister, Tyrion (“the Imp”)

adaptability and

on becoming who you are

cultural relativism and

fortuna and

game theory and

insanity and

just war theory and

moral luck and

views about Dornish women

views about his sister

virtù and

virtue ethics and

Lao Tzu

legitimate authority, just war theory and

Leibniz, Gottfried

Leviathan
(Hobbes)

Lhazareen “Sheep People”

Littlefinger.
See
Baelish, Lord Petyr “Littlefinger”

Locke, John

logic

fear and

problem of evil and

“long-distance driver” example

love

cultural relativism and incest

game theory and

physicalism and

power and

virtue ethics and honesty (
See also
virtue ethics)

loyalty, social contract theory and

luck

fortuna as

virtù and

Luwin, Maester

belief in magical beings

biomedical ethics and

magic and

lying

as betrayal of trust

commitment and

consequentialism and

deception of kings

deception
vs
.

game theory and

intent and

Machiavelli, Niccolò

idealism and

power and

The Prince

mad fools

magic

causation and

physicalism and

reality and

science and

See also
metaphysics

Marillion

Marquis, Don

martial arts

authentic living and

as spiritual practice

Martin, George R. R.

conclusion of A Song of Ice and Fire by

on Joffrey

narrative mode used by

Master of the Five Magics
(Hardy)

materialism, metaphysics and

Melisandre

dogmatism and

problem of evil and

Mendacio, De
(Saint Augustine)

mercy killing, biomedical ethics and

metaphysical fatalism

metaphysics

consciousness and

defined

materialism and

physicalism and magic (
See also
magic)

souls and

vitalism and

Mill, John Stuart

mind-body problem

mindfulness

Moon Boy

Mopatis, Illyrio

“Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in the Special-Care Nursery” (Duff, Campbell)