The Study Of Virtual Philosophy

Academia has either misinterpreted or exaggerated the non-materialityof "virtual" and "virtual philosophy" at present so as to attempt tomystify "virtual" and deny the material ontology of philosophy. So, it isnecessary for us to clarify the idea and distinguish between "virtual" and "virtual philosophy". First of all, this paper begins the philosophicalinterpretation of the concept of "virtual"; analyses the relationshipbetween virtual,virtual technology and virtual philosophy and points outit is modern virtual technology that expedites the emergence of virtualphilosophy; Secondly, the paper explains the connotation,structure,function and basic form of virtual practice as a form brand-new socialpractice, and dissertates the relation between virtual practice and realpractice. Moreover, this paper discourses upon the impact of virtualtechnology on epistemology, expounding the essentiality of virtualepistemology. and its philosophical meaning which contributes to explainingthe materialist foundation of virtual epistemology and methodologicalprerequisite; Then, the text indicates it is a new evolutional method that"the actual situation is grown out of virtual " by comparing the essence ofvirtual people with that of real people Finally, this paper arrives at theconclusion: virtual world is the new field in which realistic philosophystudies; the real world is a root of virtual philosophy. We should correctlyunderstand and hold virtual philosophy without exaggerating somecharacteristics of some aspect. Only based on real-world foundation doesvirtual philosophy has a bright prospect.