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  <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
  <dc:date>2023</dc:date>
  <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">Keywords: Virtual Reality, Plato’s Cave, Metaphysics, Reality, Simulation, Digital Representation.</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="srp">Ključne reči: virtuelna stvarnost, Platonova pećina, metafizika, stvarnost, simulacija, digitalno predstavljanje.</dc:subject>
  <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode</dc:rights>
  <dc:source>Megatrend revija: međunarodni časopis za primenjenu ekonomiju 20(3)</dc:source>
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  <dc:title xml:lang="eng">Metaphysics of the virtual: from Plato’s cave to modern VR—questioning reality’s essence</dc:title>
  <dc:title xml:lang="srp">Metafizika virtuelnog: od Platonove pećine do moderne VR — ispitivanje suštine stvarnosti</dc:title>
  <dc:identifier>https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:4022</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>doi:10.5937/MegRev2303165B</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>cobiss:132794377</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>ISSN: 2560-3329</dc:identifier>
  <dc:creator id="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-6981">Baltezarević, Borivoje</dc:creator>
  <dc:description xml:lang="eng">Summary: Virtual Reality (VR) technology and its metaphysical implications pose critical questions concerning the nature of reality, a conundrum that has enthralled thinkers since Plato’s epoch. Plato’s allegory of the cave emphasized the world of forms over the shadowy illusions, emphasizing a layered reality. Contemporary VR challenges this stratification, bringing forth constructed realities that overlap, enhance, or even replace tangible experiences. Drawing upon a plethora of scholarly articles, this essay examines VR’s metaphysical dimensions, juxtaposing ancient philosophical delineations of reality against the transformative implications of VR technologies. </dc:description>
  <dc:description xml:lang="srp">Sažetak: Tehnologija virtuelne stvarnosti (VR) i njene metafizičke implikacije postavljaju kritična pitanja u vezi sa prirodom stvarnosti, zagonetka koja oduševljava mislioce još od Platonove epohe. Platonova alegorija pećine isticala je svet oblika nad mračnim iluzijama, naglašavajući slojevitost stvarnosti. Savremena VR izaziva ovu stratifikaciju, donoseći konstruisanu stvarnost koja se preklapa, poboljšava ili čak zamenjuje opipljiva iskustva. Oslanjajući se na mnoštvo naučnih članaka, ovaj esej istražuje metafizičke dimenzije VR, suprotstavljajući drevna filozofska ocrtavanja stvarnosti sa transformativnim implikacijama VR tehnologija. </dc:description>
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