Human Virtuality and Digital Life: Philosophica, Frankel, Krebs Hardcover..

Name: Human Virtuality and Digital Life: Philosophica, Frankel, Krebs Hardcover..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Human Virtuality and Digital LifePhilosophical and Psychoanalytic Investigations\nAuthor(s): Richard Frankel, Victor J. Krebs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138505148, 978-1138505148\nSynopsis\nWinner of the Gradiva Best Book Award 2022, and the Courage to Dream Book Prize 2023 from the Academy of the American Psychoanalytic Association! This book is a psychoanalytic and philosophical exploration of how the digital is transforming our perception of the world and our understanding of ourselves. Drawing on examples from everyday life, myth, and popular culture, this book argues that virtual reality is only the latest instantiation of the phenomenon of the virtual, which is intrinsic to human being. It illuminates what is at stake in our understanding of the relationship between the virtual and the real, showing how our present technologies both enhance and diminish our psychological lives. The authors claim tha.