A man in the era of virtualization of society

The purpose of the study of the article is to reveal the features of the formation of a virtual person in the postmodern era. The relevance of the article is due to the need to study the processes in society, determined by technical and information systems and virtual reality, which lead to the formation of a new posthuman. The authors made an attempt to trace the influence of the information age and virtual reality technologies on the formation of a person of the postmodern era – Homo Virtualis. The article emphasizes that virtual reality technologies can significantly affect not only the evolution of man, but also his consciousness. The scientific novelty of the article lies in an attempt to present the possible consequences of the virtualization of consciousness. As a result of the study, the authors came to the conclusion that the process of virtualization transforms not only the work of consciousness, but also the valuable and practical attitudes of a person.