Reality+: A Conversation with David Chalmers on the Philosophy of Virtual Worlds

We were honored to welcome the celebrated philosopher David Chalmers (NYU) for a virtual conversation about the philosophical implications of virtual and augmented reality, in honor of his new book Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy: www.mystgalaxy.com/book/97803...
The conversation itself took place in the metaverse, with Dr. Chalmers and host Dr. Cassi Vieten (Director of Research and Development, Clarke Center) convening in virtual reality.
Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already.
Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there’s an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers’ mind-bending analysis.
Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy, science, and technology for years to come.
About David Chalmers
David Chalmers is University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University. He is the author of The Conscious Mind, The Character of Consciousness, and Constructing the World. He has given the John Locke Lectures and has been awarded the Jean Nicod Prize. He is known for formulating the “hard problem” of consciousness, which inspired Tom Stoppard’s play The Hard Problem, and for the idea of the “extended mind,” which says that the tools we use can become parts of our minds.
For more information about the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego, visit imagination.ucsd.edu.

[@hmdshokri]

they should've walked around a bit in that virtual world

[@mustavogaia2655]

and that is why metaverse doesnt make sense - "let's go to a virtual world and get stuck into a room".
It is similiar to some jobs, in which you take a car, drive 2 hours everyday to do a job on the internet on copmutar the company provided.
I think metaversa would work if teleconference apps hadnt evolve that much.
For having fun, ok. But for work, it doesnt look like an improvement.
For instance, the audio on this seems worse than in a zoom meeting.

[@TheMemesofDestruction]

LEGO Reality! ^.^