Inception and philosophy : because it's never just a dream / edited by David Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, David Kyle.

Series:

Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.

The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Inception (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A philosophical look at the movie Inception and its brilliant metaphysical puzzles Is the top still spinning? Was it all a dream? In the world of Christopher Nolan's four-time Academy Award-winning movie, people can share one another's dreams and alter their beliefs and thoughts. Inception is a metaphysical heist film that raises more questions than it answers: Can we know what is real? Can you be held morally responsible for what you do in dreams? What is the nature of dreams, and what do they tell us about the boundaries of ""self"" and ""other""? From Plato to Aristot

Contents:

Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Dream Team; The Editor's Totem: An Elegant Solution for Keeping Track of Reality; Introduction: Plato's Academy Award; Part One: Was Mal Right? Was It All Just a Dream?: Making Sense of Inception; 1: Was It All a Dream?: Why Nolan's Answer Doesn't Matter; 2: Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream; 3: Even If It Is a Dream, We Should Still Care; 4: The Unavoidable Dream Problem; Part Two: Is the Top Still Spinning?: Tackling the Unanswerable Question

5: The Parable of the Spinning Top: Skepticism, Angst, and Cobb's Choice6: Reality Doesn't Really Matter; 7: Why Care whether the Top Keeps Spinning?; Part Three: Is Inception Possible?: The Metaphysics, Ethics, and Mechanics of Incepting; 8: How to Hijack a Mind: Inception and the Ethics of Heist Films; 9: Inception, Teaching, and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving; 10: Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible?; 11: Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage; Part Four: What is Dreaming?: Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams); 12: Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds

13: Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind Is the Scene of the Crime14: Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time; 15: Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality; 16: Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep?; Part Five: Should I Take a Leap of Faith?: Religious Themes in Inception; 17: Taking a Leap of Faith: A How-to Guide; 18: Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope; 19: Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy; Part Six: What does it All Mean?: Finding the Hidden lessons of inception; 20: Mal-Placed Regret

21: ""You're Just a Shade"": Knowing Others, and Yourself22: Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception; Appendix : A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed; Contributors: The Architects; Index: The PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613814340

9781118168912

1118168917

9781282253698

1282253697

9781118168899

1118168895

OCLC:

724644613