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Reality+, Virtual Worlds and the Problems of PhilosophyCode: 40589409
- Author: David J. Chalmers
- Publisher: Penguin
- Μορφή: Soft Cover
- Έτος έκδοσης: 2023
- Αριθμός σελίδων: 544
- Κωδικός ISBN-13: 9780141986784
- Διαστάσεις: 12.9×19.8
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From one of our leading thinkers, a dazzling philosophical journey through virtual worlds.
In the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition. Within a century, world-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers predicts, we will have virtual worlds that are impossible to distinguish from non-virtual worlds. But is virtual reality just escapism? In a highly original work of 'technophilosophy', Chalmers argues categorically, no: virtual reality is genuine reality. Virtual worlds are not second-class worlds. We can live a meaningful life in virtual reality - and increasingly, we will.
What is reality, anyway? How can we lead a good life? Is there a god? How do we know there's an external world - and how do we know we're not living in a computer simulation? In Reality+, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of philosophy, using cutting-edge technology to provide invigorating new answers to age-old questions.
Drawing on examples from pop culture, literature and film that help bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it.
Specifications
- Subtitle
- Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
- Format
- Soft Cover
- Number of Pages
- 544
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Dimensions
- 12.9x19.8 cm
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