Inception and Philosophy / The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series (PDF)
Because It's Never Just a Dream
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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 top
fall 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 sense of 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's multi-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.
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 top
fall 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 sense of 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's multi-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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Inception and Philosophy / The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series (PDF)“
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The Dream Team xi The Editor's Totem: An Elegant Solution for Keeping Track of Reality 1 Introduction: Plato's Academy Award 11 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 17 Ruth Tallman 2 Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream 31 Jason Southworth 3 Even If It Is a Dream, We Should Still Care 46 Andrew Terjesen 4 The Unavoidable Dream Problem 62 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 Cobb's Choice 77 Katherine Tullmann 6 Reality Doesn't Really Matter 92 Dan Weijers 7 Why Care whether the Top Keeps Spinning? 108 Bart Engelen 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 125 Daniel P. Malloy 9 Inception, Teaching, and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving 140 Adam Barkman 10 Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible? 152 John R. Fitzpatrick and David Kyle Johnson 11 Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage 166 Albert J. Chan PART FOUR WHAT IS DREAMING?: EXPLORING THE NATURE OF (SHARED) DREAMS (UPON DREAMS) 12 Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds 177 Ken Marable 13 Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind Is the Scene of the Crime 187 Lance Belluomini 14 Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time 199 Michael J. Sigrist 15 Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality 215 Charles Joshua Horn 16 Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep? 231 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 249 David Kyle Johnson 18 Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope 265 Clint Jones 19 Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy 276 Scott Daniel Dunbar PART SIX WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?: FINDING THE HIDDEN LESSONS OF INCEPTION 20
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Mal-Placed Regret 295 Kimberly Blessing 21 "You're Just a Shade": Knowing Others, and Yourself 310 Daniel Forbes 22 Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception 326 Tyler Shores APPENDIX : A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed 343 CONTRIBUTORS: The Architects 363 I NDEX: The PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device 371
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Autoren-Porträt
DAVID KYLE JOHNSON is assistant professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the editor of Heroes and Philosophy.WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Mad Men and Philosophy.
To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2011, 1. Auflage, 400 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: David Kyle Johnson
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118168895
- ISBN-13: 9781118168899
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2011
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