Experience Machines The Philosophy of Virtual Worlds

In his classic work Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick asked his readers to imagine being permanently plugged into a 'machine that would give you any experience you desired'. The authors in this volume re-evaluate the merits of Nozick’s argument, and use it to examine subsequent developments in culture and technology.

Info autore

Mark Silcox is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma. He is co-author of Philosophy through Video Games (2008), co-editor of Dungeons & Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom (2012), and author of several works of science fiction. He is a regular contributor to the philosophy blog Philosophical Percolations (www.philpercs.com) and President of the Southwestern Philosophical Society.

Riassunto

In his classic work Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick asked his readers to imagine being permanently plugged into a 'machine that would give you any experience you desired'. The authors in this volume re-evaluate the merits of Nozick's argument, and use it to examine subsequent developments in culture and technology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Mark Silcox (Editore), Silcox Mark (Editore)
• Autori: Mark Silcox
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 17.07.2017
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781786600684
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-068-4
• Numero di pagine: 242
• Categorie: digital, Virtual Reality, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Political Philosophy, Digital Humanities, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Virtual & Augmented Reality, digital media theory