The Virtual as Personal.

In this paper, I examine the implications of Chalmers' [2017, 2019] digital realism on personal identity, building on Floridi's [2014] onlife concept and supporting the idea that persons extend in biological and virtual realms. By positing the physical existence of virtual entities within computer s...

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Publicado en:Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy Vol. 16; no. 74; pp. 197 - 216
Autor principal: Patrone, Fabio
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Publicado: Paradigm Publishing Services Dec2024
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