Living in Parallel: Adventures in pluralism and double consciousness
C. Smith
Electronic Visualisation and the Arts London Conference July 1, 2020 DOI: 10.14236/ewic/eva2020.69 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes redefining Double Consciousness as a framework for examining virtual reality, dream hacking, and DMTx technology, and raises questions about the opportunities and challenges of living in parallel, the ethics of such technologies, and how pluralism might address the limits of Double Consciousness. |
Abstract
This paper attempts to redefine Double Consciousness (DC) as a framework through a number of emerging application areas, including: i) Living in Virtual Reality, ii) Dream Hacking and iii) DMTx Technology. The following questions will be used to frame the investigation: What are the opportunities that these application areas offer in terms of living in parallel? What are the corresponding challenges? Can adopting these forms of DC help us to see ourselves from other perspectives? How will DC technology change the experience of reality for individuals, for groups and for society? What are the ethics of these DC technologies? What are the limits of DC and how can Pluralism contribute?