Facebook Horizon in The Context of Digital Reality and The Notion of Post-Human

Abstract

Digital technologies are one of the cornerstones in post-humanist approach, which suggests an ethical new world in which the human and non-human entities living in today's world. Virtual reality, which is the first notion that comes to mind in the context of digital technologies, also finds itself a place in such a current of thought. This philosophy, which believes that digital technologies are included and are autonomous, the practical applications of virtual reality are remarkable in this sense. The relationship between this philosophy, which thinks that digital technologies are autonomous, and the practical applications of virtual reality is striking in this sense. In this study, Facebook Horizon application, which is one of the virtual reality practices and expected to be released soon, is examined. In the study, the expressions included in the web site of the application are analysed descriptively and evaluated through the post-human philosophy and the reality contained in digital technologies. It is observed that Horizon, which is an environment where post-humanist ethics and virtual reality intersect, is far from the discourses that this ethics contains, however it could offer the experience which is ideal both for the user and the manufacturer as a virtual reality.