Artificial Realities

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INSTRUCTOR: Joaquin Pedroso & Sean Hermanson

SECTION: U10 & U11

SCHEDULE: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00AM-12:15PM

Course Description


Students will engage with classic works and foundational theories concerning the question of reality and will become versed in contemporary debates on the issue to develop a nuanced understanding of conceptual approaches to reality and its various dimensions and registers. Topics to be covered include holistic understandings of reality and existence, truth, perception and perspective, the nature and role of science, mind and consciousness, reality in art and culture, the relationship between power and reality, the meaning of reality, universes and multiverses, technology, and virtual realities.