Virtual Worlds, Real Politics

Ethical Competencies for the Next Digital Age
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-05927-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

While technological advancements dominate much of the conversation on virtual platforms and the political power that ensues, there remains a crucial gap in knowledge when addressing fundamental questions about the distribution of power, the formation of political communities, and the application of ethical principles in these digital contexts. Drawing on philosophical insights of thinkers like Hobbes, Spinoza, Plato, and Mill, Liza Ireni-Saban and Francesca Consolaro examine how political theory engages with the evolving moral landscapes shaped by digital environments. Their aim is to provide a comprehensive analysis of how political and ethical theories can be applied within the simulated ecosystems to promote just governance, responsible citizenship, and meaningful civic participation.

Academics and professionals across various sectors who wish to expand their subject knowledge on the ethical and political dimensions of the metaverse and the virtual sphere and their significance for addressing real-world moral and practical challenges should buy this book.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Consolaro, Francesca

Ireni-Saban, Liza

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Virtuelle Realität, Erweiterte Realität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Future of Digital Reality  2. Passions: How the Virtual Reenacts the Political  3. Skilled Princes of the Virtual Realm  4. Vires in Numeris  5. Virtual Choices, Real Consequences. Navigating Ethical Challenges in the Age of Metaverse  6. Egoism and Identity  7. Human Virtues in a Post-Human World. Rediscovering Values in Digital Spaces  8. The Ethics of Care in a Connected Society. Protecting Dignity and Virtual Relationships  9. Simulations Becoming the Myths of the Future  10. Governing the Metaverse. Who Writes the Rules of the Digital World?  11. The Space of Appearance and the New Forms of Immersive Activism

Über Autor(innen)

Liza Ireni-Saban is the Dean of Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University (formerly Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya). Her research interests include public administration ethics, regulation, public policy, and political philosophy. Prof. Ireni-Saban is co-author of Politics of Eugenics: Productionism, Population, and National Welfare, Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector, and Making the Public Service Millennial: Generational Diversity in Public Service, and author of Disaster Emergency Management: The Emergence of Professional Help for Victims of Natural Disasters and International Disaster Management Ethics.

Francesca Consolaro is a Lecturer at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University, Israel. Her research focuses on political theory and philosophy, with a particular emphasis on contemporary political philosophy and comparative analyses between Western philosophical traditions and other cultural frameworks. In addition to her philosophical work, she investigates the dynamics of ideas and narratives propagation and their weaponisation in the context of contemporary cognitive warfare. Dr. Consolaro has published The 'Vulnerable' as the Key to the 'World to Come:' Etymological Considerations in Filosofia Politica (2009) and Institutional Discriminatory Political Silence on October 7, 2023: A Plea for Metaphysical Guilt (2025) in Review of History and Political Science, alongside Liza Irene-Sabani and Alberto Spectorowski.