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This is philosophy versus improv where two stages, try to teach each other a thing or two,

and maybe you the audience gets something out of it as well.

My name is Bill Arnett, an improv prince, yet a philosophical explorer.

This is Mark Linton Meyer simulating a lifelong interest in philosophy and starting a simulation,

a very local simulation of learning a little bit of improv.

And we have with us a man who needs no introduction but introduce yourself so people can hear

your voice.

I'm David Chamas.

I'm professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Mind Brain and Consciousness

at New York University.

We reached out to you in light of your new book, Reality Plus, which is besides talking

about current things in virtual reality and ethical and epistemological issues with those,

I think serves as an entire introduction to metaphysics that you go through just about

every possible metaphysical view and then relate them to virtual environments.

I intended it as an introduction to philosophy actually, both the original contribution

to philosophy and the way of introducing to people about issues about reality.

That's metaphysics, but also issues about knowledge and skepticism.

That's epistemology issues about the mind and issues about value.

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