Daedalus and Icarus, c. 1645, by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690)
This essay by Katalin Balog first appeared at 3 Quarks Daily. Reprinted with permission.

In the past, when I asked students if they would want to enter the Experience Machine – a fictional contraption thought up by the philosopher Robert Nozick – they would generally say no. Continue reading Virtual Alienation →