This document provides an introduction and overview of a book on virtualization. It begins by defining key concepts of reality, possibility, actuality and virtuality. It argues that virtualization is the essence of the cultural transition currently underway. Rather than fearing a loss of reality, the book proposes understanding virtualization in its full complexity. It aims to analyze the process of transformation from the actual to the virtual, which has been less studied than the reverse process. The book examines virtualization from philosophical, anthropological and socio-political perspectives.
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