Virtual Reality Consciousness Really Explained Second Edition

I think this is the first actual scientific explanation of consciousness Based on current researches in mathematics, it fully explains that phenomenon. But human beings have a place in this too. They are not merely "zombies"!

I think this is the first scientific and actual solution of the Mind-Brain problem. Using results of recent mathematics, it finally provides an actual solution. But human beings have a real and scientific place in this solution -they are not mere "zombies"! Latest and much improved 3rd Edition.

A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. 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.

I think this is the first treatment of Consciousness which does not prevaricate the issues. The final appendix: "Discovering Bernard d'Espagnat and Manjit Kumar" shows the close fit between my purely biological perspective and the latest experimental and definitive conceptions of modern Quantum Physics!

Consciousness is a subject that both baffles and fascinates many people at the same time. In this book, author Terry Edwards explores the nature of Consciousness as a universal metaphysical phenomenon and describes how it affects us in this materialistic world. The idea of us living in a Virtual Reality is looked at and discussed, as is the idea of how systems and numbers influence us all.

THIS BOOK is the fully revised and updated second edition of 'Consciousness and Robot Sentience'. With lots of new material, it will provide new insights into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine consciousness, beyond materials published in the first edition. The organization of this book has been streamlined for better clarity and continuity of the lines of arguments.The perspective of AI has been added to this edition. It is shown that contemporary AI has a hidden problem, which prevents it from becoming a true intelligent agent. A self-evident solution to this problem is given in this book.This solution is surprisingly connected with the concepts of qualia, the mind-body problem and consciousness. These are the hard problems of consciousness that so far have been without viable solution. Unfortunately, the solution to the hidden problem of AI cannot be satisfactorily implemented, unless the phenomena of qualia and consciousness are first understood. In this book an explanation of consciousness is presented, one that rejects material and immaterial substances, dualism, panpsychism, emergence and metaphysics. What remains is obvious. This explanation excludes consciousness in digital computers, but allows the artificial creation of consciousness in one natural-like way, by associative non-computational neural networks.The proof of a theory calls for empirical verification. In this case, the proof could be in the form of a sentient robot. This book describes a step towards this in the form of the author's small experimental robot XCR-1. This robot has evolved through the years, and has now new cognitive abilities, which are described.