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Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools: How to Philosophize with a Digital Hammer

Autor Stefano Gualeni
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 aug 2015
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137521774
ISBN-10: 1137521775
Pagini: 194
Ilustrații: XVI, 194 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2015
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. The Questions Concerning Digital Technology
2. A Reflection On Metaphysical Thought And Its Technological ' 'Overcoming ' '
3. Worlds In The Age Of Their Digital Simulation
4. Thinking With Virtual Worlds
5. Augmented Ontologies And A Challenge To Western Philosophy: Videogames And Simulations As Mediators Of Human Thought And Experience
6. Positionality In The Digital Age: Virtual Bodies And The Effects Of Virtual Experiences
7. Virtual Worlds As Poetic Allegories
8. Virtual Worlds And The Human Condition: Cognitive, Perceptual, Critical, And Operational Limitations

Notă biografică

Stefano Gualeni is a philosopher and videogame designer. He released his first commercial video game at the age of sixteen and gained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Gualeni lectures and researches in game design, game studies, and the philosophy of technology at the Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta.