![]() ![]() The book deals with consequences of human consciousness being amenable to mathematical manipulation, as well as some consequences of simulated realities. It uses the assumption that human consciousness is Turing-computable: that consciousness can be produced by a computer program. It focuses on a model of consciousness and reality, the Dust Theory, similar to the Ultimate Ensemble Mathematical Universe hypothesis proposed by Max Tegmark. ![]() Permutation City asks whether there is a difference between a computer simulation of a person and a "real" person. ![]() The novel was also cited in a 2003 Scientific American article on multiverses by Max Tegmark. Campbell Award for the best science-fiction novel of the year in 1995 and was nominated for the Philip K. Sections of the story were adapted from Egan's 1992 short story "Dust", which dealt with many of the same philosophical themes. Permutation City is a 1994 science-fiction novel by Greg Egan that explores many concepts, including quantum ontology, through various philosophical aspects of artificial life and simulated reality. ![]()
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