<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> I argue that virtual reality is a sort of genuine reality. In particular, I argue for virtual digitalism, on which virtual objects are real digital objects, and against virtual fictionalism, on which virtual objects are fictional objects. I also argue that perception in virtual reality need not be illusory, and that life in virtual worlds can have roughly the same sort of value as life in non-virtual worlds.</p></abstract>

I argue that virtual reality is a sort of genuine reality. In particular, I argue for virtual digitalism, on which virtual objects are real digital objects, and against virtual fictionalism, on which virtual objects are fictional objects. I also argue that perception in virtual reality need not be illusory, and that life in virtual worlds can have roughly the same sort of value as life in non-virtual worlds.

The Virtual and the Real

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I argue that virtual reality is a sort of genuine reality. In particular, I argue for virtual digitalism, on which virtual objects are real digital objects,...

The Virtual and the Real

Publié en ligne: 06 mars 2018

Pages: 309 - 352

Reçu: 06 mai 2017

Accepté: 09 févr. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/disp-2017-0009

Mots clés
Virtual reality, augmented reality, realism, fictionalism, structuralism

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Virtual and the Real

Publié en ligne: 06 mars 2018

Pages: 309 - 352

Reçu: 06 mai 2017

Accepté: 09 févr. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/disp-2017-0009

Mots clésVirtual reality, augmented reality, realism, fictionalism, structuralism

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Virtual reality, augmented reality, realism, fictionalism, structuralism