David J. Chalmers
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
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David J. Chalmers argues in his book "Reality+," that virtual reality is not just escapism but genuine reality and that we can live a meaningful life in it. He conducts a grand tour of philosophy, using cutting-edge technology to provide new answers to age-old questions about the nature of reality and our place within it.
Format: Hardback
Length: 544 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Everyone should read this important book!
Josh Glancy, Sunday Times
One of the most important living philosophers, Bryan Appleyard, Spectator
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.
Weight: 728g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241320716
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