Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools: How to Philosophize with a Digital HammerSpringer, 14 de jul. de 2015 - 194 páginas Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design. |
Conteúdo
Preface and Acknowledgments | |
A Reflection on Metaphysical Thought and | |
Worlds in the Age of Digital Simulation | |
Thinking with Virtual Worlds | |
Augmented Ontologies and a Challenge to Western | |
Virtual Bodies and | |
Virtual Worlds as Poetic Allegories | |
Cognitive | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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