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Virtual Worlds and Their Challenge to Philosophy: Understanding the “Intravirtual” and the “Extravirtual”

Søraker, Johnny Hartz·2012·Metaphilosophy
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2012.01755.x
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TheWeb, in particular real‐time interactions in three‐dimensional virtual environments (virtual worlds), comes with a set of unique characteristics that leave our traditional frameworks inapplicable. The present article illustrates this by arguing that the notion of “technology relations,” as put forward by Ihde andVerbeek, becomes inapplicable when it comes to theInternet, and this inapplicability shows why these phenomena require new philosophical frameworks. Against this background, and more constructively, the article proposes a fundamental distinction between “intravirtual” and “extravirtual” consequences—a distinction that allows us to understand and conceptualize real‐time interactions online more accurately. By relating this distinction toSearle's notion of “condition of satisfaction,” the article also shows its implications for judging real‐time, online interactions in virtual worlds as irrational and/or immoral. The ultimate purpose is to illustrate how new philosophical concepts and frameworks can allow us to better account for the unique characteristics of theInternet.

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  1. Moor Jim, 1985, Computers and Ethics, 266
  2. Søraker Johnny Hartz., 2010, Emerging Ethical Issues of Life in Virtual Worlds, 15
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Authors
Søraker, J. H.
Affiliations
University of Twente (NL)
Corresponding author
Søraker, Johnny Hartz
Venue
Metaphilosophy
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-07
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
499-512
ISSN
  • 0026-1068 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9973
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9973.2012.01755.x
OpenAlex
W2110028086
Cited by
22
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 15 d)
Locations
  • Metaphilosophy (publishedVersion)
  • University of Twente Research Information (publishedVersion)
  • University of Twente Research Information (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Digital Media and Philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Cybernetics and Technology in Society
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Cultural Studies and Postmodernism
Keywords
virtual worlds, Ihde, John Searle, three-dimensional virtual environments, internet, philosophy of technology

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Søraker, J. H. (2012). Virtual Worlds and Their Challenge to Philosophy: Understanding the “Intravirtual” and the “Extravirtual”. Metaphilosophy. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2012.01755.x