<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>David Chalmers argues that virtual objects exist in the form of data structures that have causal powers. I argue that there is a large class of virtual objects that are social objects and that do not depend upon data structures for their existence. I also argue that data structures are themselves fundamentally social objects. Thus, virtual objects are fundamentally social objects.</p></abstract>

David Chalmers argues that virtual objects exist in the form of data structures that have causal powers. I argue that there is a large class of virtual objects that are social objects and that do not depend upon data structures for their existence. I also argue that data structures are themselves fundamentally social objects. Thus, virtual objects are fundamentally social objects.

The Social Furniture of Virtual Worlds

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David Chalmers argues that virtual objects exist in the form of data structures that have causal powers. I argue that there is a large class of virtual objects...

The Social Furniture of Virtual Worlds

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 345 - 369

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2019-0009

Keywords
Virtual worlds, computation, data structures, social objects, virtual objects

© 2019 Peter Ludlow, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Social Furniture of Virtual Worlds

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 345 - 369

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2019-0009

KeywordsVirtual worlds, computation, data structures, social objects, virtual objects

© 2019 Peter Ludlow, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Virtual worlds, computation, data structures, social objects, virtual objects