Get Real

A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality

By: Philip Zhai

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Hardcover | 29 May 1998

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Is virtual reality merely a video game that consumes and distracts the player immersed in its simulations? Or is it an immaterial world, rich in meaning, beckoning people to a better future world inside computers? In Get Real: A Philosophical Adventure in Virtual Reality, Philip Zhai tackles these questions with keen logical analysis and concludes by advocating a stance that transcends these two opposing view of virtual reality. Zhai argues that the combination of three technologiesâ"digital simulation, sensory immersion, and functional teleoperationâ"in a well-coordinated manner amounts to a re-creation of the whole empirically perceived universe. His analysis of the nature and significance of this re-creation is eye-opening and completely original. This book will be invaluable to philosophers of science, philosophers of mind and anyone interested in technology''s growing impact on our lives and minds. The thought experiments in the book are mind-stretching and enlightenling, and make abstract concepts interesting and tangible.

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. . . thought provoking and original.--Electronics Now

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction Virtual Reality Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Western Philosophy Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Research & Information Information theory Cybernetics & Systems Theory

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Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Go "behind" Physical Space
Playing the Game: Get Wired to Go Weird	p. 2
What If Now ...	p. 4
Cross-Communication Situations	p. 9
Interpersonal-Telepresence: I Am Here!	p. 15
The Community of Interpersonal-Telepresence	p. 23
The Principle of Reciprocity	p. 31
The Causal and the Digital under the Virtual
The Four Sources of Virtual Reality Input	p. 38
Manipulation of the Physical Process from Cyberspace	p. 40
Cybersex and Reproduction	p. 43
The Expansion beyond Necessity	p. 47
Interaction among Participants	p. 54
The Final Decision That Is Irreversible: Alert!	p. 57
The Parallelism between the Virtual and the Actual
Deconstructing Rules for the "Real" and the "Illusory"	p. 63
Communicative Rationality as the Final Rule	p. 75
How Phenomenological Descriptions Are the Same Throughout	p. 78
Fundamental Philosophical Questions Remain	p. 84
All Are Optional Except the Mind
John Searle's False Notion of Body Image in the Brain	p. 89
The Fallacy of Unity Projection	p. 100
The One-ness of Consciousness, Brain, and Quantum Mechanics	p. 110
A Conjecture: The Square Root of -1 as the Psy-Factor	p. 114
The Meaning of Life and Virtual Reality
Recapitulation and Anticipation	p. 119
Meaning as Different from Happiness: Brave New World?	p. 122
Meaning and the Creator	p. 126
Significant Difference versus Real Difference	p. 128
Three Modes of Subjectivity and Intentionality	p. 138
Meaning, Ideality, and Humanitude	p. 147
Virtual Reality: The Way Home	p. 151
VR and the Destiny of Humankind
The Fragility of Technological Civilization	p. 155
The Question of Death	p. 158
Transcendence of Personhood and Immortality	p. 161
What Could Happen Soon	p. 166
Virtual Reality and the Ontological Re-Creation	p. 170
Jaron Lanier's Virtual Reality Debut Interview	p. 175
Notes	p. 197
Glossary	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 207
Index	p. 209
About the Author	p. 215
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