Links between technology and philosophy: The specific case of the metaverse ecosystem

Philosophical categorization of technological terms from the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas

Authors

  • Sophie Grimaldi D'Esdra Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
  • Victoria Hernández Ruiz Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
  • José Miguel Mohedano Martínez Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
  • Eva Ramón Reyero Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4070

Keywords:

Digital Society, Metaverse, Digital Humanities, Philosophy of Technology, Thomism, Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The development of technology and artificial intelligence has been raising ethical and anthropological questions for years. The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas allows us to categorize technological terms and establish ontologies in a philosophical key. Using the methodology of the Summa, the term “metaverse” and its ethical implications will be studied here. The article also provides a systematic review of scientific literature to elaborate a map of knowledge from a qualitative and quantitative point of view that makes visible the impact of this emerging terminology in research.

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2022-12-19

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Grimaldi D’Esdra, S., Hernández Ruiz, V., Mohedano Martínez, J. M. ., & Ramón Reyero, E. . (2022). Links between technology and philosophy: The specific case of the metaverse ecosystem: Philosophical categorization of technological terms from the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 13(5), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4070

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Vol. 13 No. 5 (2022): Monograph: "Trends and Approaches in Current Philosophy"

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