Reality+ : virtual worlds and the problems of philosophy /

Reality+ : virtual worlds and the problems of philosophy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chalmers, David John, 1966- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022] ©2022
Description:	xxiv, 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Reality. Virtual reality. Augmented reality. Philosophy. Technology -- Philosophy. Virtual Reality Philosophy Philosophy. Reality. Technology -- Philosophy. Virtual reality. Informational works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12781967

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Varying Form of Title:	Reality plus
Other authors / contributors:	Peacock, Tim, illustrator.
ISBN:	9780393635805 0393635805 9780393635812
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [471]-503) and index.
Summary:	"A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. Virtual reality is genuine reality. That's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of "technophilosophy," David J. Chalmers argues that virtual worlds generated by computers are not second-class worlds. We can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be living in a computer simulation already-and if we are, that's not so bad. What is reality, anyway? How do we know there's an external world? What's the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? Is there a god? In Reality+, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of philosophy, using virtual worlds to illuminate all of these questions and to provide new answers to many of them. Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy and technology for years to come"--
Standard no.:	40030966561

Table of Contents:

Introduction Adventures in technophilosophy
Part 1. Virtual Worlds
Chapter 1. Is this the real life?
Chapter 2. What is the simulation hypothesis?
Part 2. Knowledge
Chapter 3. Do we know things?
Chapter 4. Can we prove there is an external world?
Chapter 5. Is it likely that we're in a simulation?
Part 3. Reality
Chapter 6. What is reality?
Chapter 7. Is God a hacker in the next universe up?
Chapter 8. Is the universe made of information?
Chapter 9. Did simulation create its from bits?
Part 4. Real Virtual Reality
Chapter 10. Do virtual reality headsets create reality?
Chapter 11. Are virtual reality devices illusion machines?
Chapter 12. Does augmented reality lead to alternative facts?
Chapter 13. Can we avoid being deceived by deepfakes?
Part 5. Mind
Chapter 14. How do mind and body interact in a virtual world?
Chapter 15. Can tbere be consciousness in a digital world?
Chapter 16. Does augmented reality extend the mind?
Part 6. Value
Chapter 17. Can you lead a good life in a virtual world?
Chapter 18. Do simulated lives matter?
Chapter 19. How should we build a virtual society?
Part 7. Foundations
Chapter 20. What do our words mean in virtual worlds?
Chapter 21. Do dust clouds run computer programs?
Chapter 22. Is reality a mathematical structure?
Chapter 23. Have we fallen from the Garden of Eden?
Chapter 24. Are we Boltzmann brains in a dream world?
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Notes
Index