Virtual worlds as philosophical tools : how to philosophize with a digital hammer /: how to philosophize with a digital hammer. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stefano Gualeni.
• Authors: Gualeni, Stefano, 1978-
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 102.85; Virtual reality; Philosophy; Human behavior models; Human-computer interaction; Virtual Worlds; Mind & Body; Virtual reality; Philosophy; Games development & programming
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137521798; 1137521791
• Related ISBNs: 9781137521774
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.