Is Virtual Reality Real?

Authors

• Jack Russell Weinstein, University of North DakotaFollow
• David Chalmers, New York University

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Description

We have all had someone ask us whether we think reality is a dream. Movies, art, literature, all remind us that it’s hard to distinguish reality from our imagination. But what if we take this further and ask whether we are in someone else’s virtual world? What if the thing we call the universe is actually a copy of a whole different universe that we know nothing about? What if our very consciousness is someone else’s programming? What if we are all characters in a simulation?

David Chalmers is a University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, at New York University. He is the author and editor of numerous books, most recently Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy.

Publication Date

5-11-2025

Publisher

Institute for Philosophy in Public Life

City

Grand Forks, ND

Disciplines

Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Weinstein, Jack Russell and Chalmers, David, "Is Virtual Reality Real?" (2025). Why? Radio Podcast Archive. 187.
https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/187