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I reply to seven commentaries on “The Virtual and the Real”. In response to Claus Beisbart, Jesper Juul, Peter Ludlow, and Neil McDonnell and Nathan Wildman, I clarify and develop my view that virtual are digital objects, with special attention to the nature of digital objects and data structures. In response to Alyssa Ney and Eric Schwitzgebel, I clarify and defend my spatial functionalism, with special attention to the connections between space and consciousness. In response to Marc Silcox, I clarify and develop my view of the value of virtual worlds, with special attention to the case where we experience these worlds as virtual.

The Virtual as the Digital

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I reply to seven commentaries on “The Virtual and the Real”. In response to Claus Beisbart, Jesper Juul, Peter Ludlow, and Neil McDonnell and Nathan Wildman, I...

The Virtual as the Digital

Publié en ligne: 08 juin 2020

Pages: 453 - 486

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2019-0022

Mots clés
Virtual reality, digital objects, spatial functionalism, transcendental idealism

© 2019 David J. Chalmers, published by Sciendo

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

The Virtual as the Digital

Publié en ligne: 08 juin 2020

Pages: 453 - 486

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2019-0022

Mots clésVirtual reality, digital objects, spatial functionalism, transcendental idealism

© 2019 David J. Chalmers, published by Sciendo

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

Mots clés
Virtual reality, digital objects, spatial functionalism, transcendental idealism