Defense of Simulated Experience - New Noble Lies

This book defends an account of the positive psychological, ethical, and political value of simulated human experience.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I
1. What is a Simulated Experience?
2. Applications
Interlude: Simulated Experience as a Normative Kind
Part II
3. Simulated Utopias
4. Simulation in Politics

About the author

Mark Silcox is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma, USA. He is the author, with Jon Cogburn, of　Philosophy through Video Games　(Routledge, 2008). He is also the editor of　Experience Machines: The Philosophy of Virtual Worlds　(2017).

Summary

This book defends an account of the positive psychological, ethical, and political value of simulated human experience.

Additional text

"Simulated experience is ripe for discussion. This book provides a rigorous and engaging analysis of the phenomenon and its implications for our social and political life." – Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA

Product details

• Authors: Mark Silcox, Mark (University of Central Oklahoma Silcox, Silcox Mark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780367077532
• ISBN: 978-0-367-07753-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge