
Deciphering Reality
Simulations, Tests, and Designs
Benjamin B. Olshin(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 20. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-90-04-35259-9 (ISBN)
Description
In Deciphering Reality: Simulations, Tests, and Designs, Benjamin B. Olshin takes a problem-based approach to the question of the nature of reality. In a series of essays, the book examines the detection of computer simulations from the inside, wrestles with the problem of visual models of reality, explores Daoist conceptions of reality, and offers possible future directions for deciphering reality.
The ultimate goal of the book is to provide a more accessible approach, unlike highly complex philosophical works on metaphysics, which are inaccessible to non-academic readers, and overly abstract (and at times, highly speculative) popular works that offer a melange of physics, philosophy, and consciousness.
The ultimate goal of the book is to provide a more accessible approach, unlike highly complex philosophical works on metaphysics, which are inaccessible to non-academic readers, and overly abstract (and at times, highly speculative) popular works that offer a melange of physics, philosophy, and consciousness.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-35259-9 (9789004352599)
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Person
Benjamin B. Olshin, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy, the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, and Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has written in a broad range of areas, including the history of cartography, the sociology of technology, and design.
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction: Reality as a Problem
1 Reality as a Simulation
2 Reality to the Test
3 Reality by Design
4 Reality for the Daoists
5 Reality in Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Introduction: Reality as a Problem
1 Reality as a Simulation
2 Reality to the Test
3 Reality by Design
4 Reality for the Daoists
5 Reality in Conclusion
Bibliography
Index