Reality+. virtual worlds and the problems

`Reading it will change the way you think about the universe` Sean Carroll 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.

• ISBN - 9780241320716
• Oprawa - twarda
• Autor - Chalmers David J.
• Wydawnictwo - Penguin Books Ltd
• Ilość stron - 544
• Rok wydania - 2022