The Moral World of “The Witcher”

“The Witcher” has become a phenomenon. The character was born in the short stories of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, popularized in a video game series from CD Projekt Red, and is now fully mainstream with his own Netflix show. The world of “The Witcher” is dark, morally complex, and compromised. But it is not nihilistic. What moral messages can we learn from this fascinating fantasy universe?

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Ethics and Chill explores the ethics of pop culture. We dive deep into things considered shallow, uncovering how pop culture shapes our understanding of right and wrong. Movies, TV shows, pop music, comics and more provide the modern myths which help us live our lives – and Ethics and Chill examines them all.