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Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

David J. Chalmers

4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)

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How do we know that reality isn't an illusion? In fact, how do we know anything about the external world?

This is an age-old philosophical conundrum asked by everyone from Plato to Descartes, but the consensus is that no one has succeeded in answering it. In this book, the world-renowned philosopher David Chalmers, famous for formulating 'the hard problem of consciousness', adds a 21st-century twist: how do we know we're not living in a virtual world? Or a computer simulation? Now that our lives are increasingly mediated by screens and technology, this question is more pressing than ever, and has recently been the subject of serious scientific debate. In Reality+, Chalmers draws on discoveries from AI, virtual reality and other technologies to shed light on this and other age-old questions in technology.

Pages: 520

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Array Publishing

Release: Array

ISBN: 0241320712

Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

David J. Chalmers

4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)

How do we know that reality isn't an illusion? In fact, how do we know anything about the external world?

This is an age-old philosophical conundrum asked by everyone from Plato to Descartes, but the consensus is that no one has succeeded in answering it. In this book, the world-renowned philosopher David Chalmers, famous for formulating 'the hard problem of consciousness', adds a 21st-century twist: how do we know we're not living in a virtual world? Or a computer simulation? Now that our lives are increasingly mediated by screens and technology, this question is more pressing than ever, and has recently been the subject of serious scientific debate. In Reality+, Chalmers draws on discoveries from AI, virtual reality and other technologies to shed light on this and other age-old questions in technology.

Pages: 520

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Array Publishing

Release: Array

ISBN: 0241320712

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