Inception and philosophy: because it's never just a dream

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 Aristotle and from Descartes to Hume, Inception and Philosophy draws from important philosophical minds to shed new light on the movie's captivating themes, including the one that everyone talks about: did the topfall down (and does it even matter)? Explores the movie's key questions and themes, including how we can tell if we're dreaming or awake, how to make senseof a paradox, and whether or not inception is possible Gives new insights into the nature of free will, time, dreams, and the unconscious mind Discusses different interpretations of the film, and whether or not philosophy can help shed light on which is the 'right one' Deepens your understanding of the movie'smulti-layered plot and dream-infiltrating characters, including Dom Cobb, Arthur, Mal, Ariadne, Eames, Saito, and Yusuf An essential companion for every dedicated Inception fan, this book will enrich your experience of the Inception universe and its complex dreamscape. ÍNDICE: Introduction: Platos Academy Award The Editors Totem: An Elegant Solution for Keeping Track of Reality Part One. Was Mal Right? Was it All Just a Dream? Making Sense of Inception 1.Was It All a Dream? Why Nolans Answer Doesnt Matter (Ruth Tallman) 2. Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream (Jason Southworth) 3. Even If it is a Dream, We Should Still Care (Andrew Terjesen) 4. The Unavoidable Dream Problem (James T.M. Miller) Part Two. Is the Top Still Spinning? Tackling the Unanswerable Question 5. The Parable of the Spinning Top: Skepticism, Angst, and Cobbs Choice (Katherine Tullmann) 6. Reality Doesnt Really Matter (Dan Weijers) 7. Why Care Whether the Top Keeps Spinning? (Bart Engelen) Part Three. Is Inception Possible? The Metaphysics, Ethics, and How To of Incepting 8. How to Hijack a Mind: Inception and the Ethicsof Heist Films (Daniel P. Malloy) 9. Inception, Teaching and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving (Adam Barkman) 10. Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible? (John Fitzpatrick) 11. Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage (Albert J. Chan) Part Four. What is Dreaming? Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams) 12. Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds (Ken Marable) 13. Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind is the Scene of the Crime (Lance Belluomini) 14. Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time (Michael Sigrist) 15.Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality (Charles Joshua Horn) 16. Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep? (Keith Dromm) Part Five. Should I Take a Leap of Faith? Religious Themes in Inception 17. Taking a Leap of Faith: A How To Guide (David Kyle Johnson) 18. Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope (Clint Jones) 19. Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy (Scott Daniel Dunbar) Part Six. What Does it All Mean? Finding the Hidden Lessons of Inception 20. Mal-Placed Regret (Kimberly Blessing) 21. Youre Just a Shade: Knowing Others, and Yourself (Daniel Forbes) 22. Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception (Tyler Shores) Appendix: A Safe of Secrets: Hidden Things You May Have Missed Contributors: The ArchitectsIndex

• ISBN: 978-1-118-07263-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 26/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés