Virtual Reality: Its Distortion of Self and Others
2008 - 2009
Lecture # 1
Hiding Behind the Screen: The Philosophy of Virtual Reality
Roger Scruton, Ph.D.
October 31, 2008
Lecture #2
Virtual Intimacy and Pseudo-Sexuality: The Effect of Pornography on the Self and Relationships within the Family
Patrick Fagan, Ph.D.
November 21, 2008
Lecture # 3
Virtually Intimate: Is the Internet Good for Love and Friendship?
Leon Kass, Ph.D.
January 16, 2009
Lecture #4
The Adoro te Devote and Virtual Reality
Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J., D.Phil.
February 6, 2009
Lecture #5
Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism
Christine Rosen, Ph.D.
March 13, 2009
Lecture #6
Virtual Reality and Mystical Imagination: Glimpses of Hell and Heaven?
Rev. Vivian Boland, O.P., Ph.D.
April 17, 2009
Lecture #7
The Analog to Digital Progression: Modernity as Removal of Reality
Paul Vitz, Ph.D.
May 14, 2009