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Virtual reality : the last human narrative? /

Is virtual reality the latest grand narrative that humanity has produced? This book attempts to disentangle the common characteristics of human reality and posthuman virtual reality by examining discourses on psychoanalysis, gene-technology, globalization and contemporary art.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2015]
Series:Critical posthumanisms ; 1.
Subjects:
Virtual reality.
Reality.
Technology > Philosophy.
Human-computer interaction.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Psychoanalysis.
Genetic engineering.
Biotechnology.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Art > Philosophy.
Description
Summary:Is virtual reality the latest grand narrative that humanity has produced? This book attempts to disentangle the common characteristics of human reality and posthuman virtual reality by examining discourses on psychoanalysis, gene-technology, globalization and contemporary art.
Physical Description:242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-238) and index.
ISBN:9789042021099 (hbk)
9042021098 (hbk)