Post Tagged 'Ender Wiggin'

November 08, 2013

Ender’s Game: What Does the Formic Say?

Over at Think Christian, I take another look at Ender’s Game, focusing on the leitmotif of understanding and communication in Orson Scott Card’s work. This applies particularly to inter-species communication. Continue Reading...

November 05, 2013

A Third Way Between Human and Bugger Malthusianism

I and Jordan Ballor have already commented on Ender’s Game this week (here and here), but the story is literally packed with insightful themes, many of which touch upon issues relevant to Acton’s core principles. Continue Reading...

November 04, 2013

‘Ender’s Game’ and Two Views of Human Capital

Ender’s Game, the recent film based on the best-selling science fiction novel, offers compelling insight into the idea of human capital, among many other compelling insights (e.g. this one and this one). Continue Reading...

November 04, 2013

Ender Wiggin: Born for a Bloody Calling

One of the recurring themes in Ender’s Game is the dynamic surrounding Ender Wiggin’s apparent uniqueness: he was, it seems, quite literally born for the purpose of ending the conflict with the Formics. Continue Reading...

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