TY  - GEN
AB  - This is a pioneering study of virtuality through human history: ancient-to-modern evolution and recent expansion; expression in many fields (chapters on Religion; Philosophy, Math, Physics; Literature and the Arts; Economics; Nationhood, Government and War; Communication); psychological and social reasons for its universality; inter-relationship with "reality." The book's thesis: virtuality was always an integral part of humanity in many areas of life, generally expanding over the ages. The reasons: 1- brain psychology; 2- virtuality's six functions escape from boredom to relieving existential dread. Other questions addressed: How will future neuroscience, biotech and "communications" affect virtuality? Can/should there be limits to human virtualizing? Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig (PhD, Harvard U.) is Professor Emeritus of Bar-Ilan University, Israel, where he chaired its Political Science Department and also its School of Communication. He also served as Chairman of the Israel Political Science Association.
AU  - Lehman-Wilzig, Sam N.
CN  - QA76.9.H85
CY  - Singapore :
DA  - 2021.
DO  - 10.1007/978-981-16-6526-4
DO  - doi
ID  - 1441517
KW  - Virtual reality
KW  - Human-computer interaction
KW  - Réalité virtuelle
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-16-6526-4
N2  - This is a pioneering study of virtuality through human history: ancient-to-modern evolution and recent expansion; expression in many fields (chapters on Religion; Philosophy, Math, Physics; Literature and the Arts; Economics; Nationhood, Government and War; Communication); psychological and social reasons for its universality; inter-relationship with "reality." The book's thesis: virtuality was always an integral part of humanity in many areas of life, generally expanding over the ages. The reasons: 1- brain psychology; 2- virtuality's six functions escape from boredom to relieving existential dread. Other questions addressed: How will future neuroscience, biotech and "communications" affect virtuality? Can/should there be limits to human virtualizing? Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig (PhD, Harvard U.) is Professor Emeritus of Bar-Ilan University, Israel, where he chaired its Political Science Department and also its School of Communication. He also served as Chairman of the Israel Political Science Association.
PB  - Springer,
PP  - Singapore :
PY  - 2021.
SN  - 9789811665264
SN  - 9811665265
T1  - Virtuality and humanity:virtual practice and its evolution from pre-history to the 21st Century /
TI  - Virtuality and humanity:virtual practice and its evolution from pre-history to the 21st Century /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-16-6526-4
ER  -