Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For (Popular Culture and Philosophy)

Very good so far. Especially enjoyed the chapters on choice and autonomy which I hadn't really thought of before in this context. Apparently, the last few chapters are supposed to be the best so I will see how it goes and post a final review at the end.

Sep 12, Jeff Lee rated it really liked it. I liked the psychoanalytic essay the best. It was all a dream, until Cobb DiCaprio opens his eyes in the plane at the end of the film. Jun 30, Emily Liu rated it it was amazing Shelves: Captivating from beginning to end. The last few pages especially, it brought up ideas that I know I would have never ever considered. Jul 03, Tim rated it really liked it. What is reality and how do you know? Evelyn rated it liked it Sep 14, Ben rated it it was ok Sep 25, Rahul Bhole marked it as to-read Mar 04, Obstinator rated it liked it Mar 01, Jacie Butler rated it it was amazing Jan 10, Amrish rated it it was amazing Aug 06, Fouad Fouad rated it it was amazing Jul 11, Mark Goewey rated it it was amazing May 17, Amy rated it it was amazing Nov 18, Rhianna rated it really liked it May 31, Graham rated it really liked it May 16, Giorgi Tkeshelashvili rated it really liked it Jul 19, Nate Claiborne rated it it was ok Jul 18, 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: 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Who''s Putting Ideas in Your Head? Two and a half thousand years ago Plato asked: How exactly can we explain our perceptions of reality? The top has been spinning ever since.

Dreams are the original virtual reality. For thousands of years dreams have been ransacked for hidden memories, messages, desires, fears, and secrets. Dreams are generally weird and sometimes seem absurd, but they don''t usually feel weird when we''re in them. When we wake up from a dream, we''re surprised to find that in the dream we accepted as real many things we now automatically reject as preposterous.

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But maybe we''re now accepting other things we would find equally preposterous if we could wake up from what we call waking life. Dreams are often tremendously intricate and detailed.

If the world of the dream isn''t real, who made it up? We know that we most certainly didn''t.

So where does this world come from? Although strange things can happen in a dream, not anything can happen.

We have only limited control over what goes on in our dreams. They have strict laws of their own. Dreams possess a deadly, implacable logic, which may sometimes frustrate or terrify us. Many viewers enjoy Inception as a story while telling themselves that nothing like this thrilling tale could happen in real life.

But as Chapters 1 and 2 of this book explain modern neuroscience and philosophy of mind have been showing that most of what occurs in Inception could become hard reality very soon. We almost have the technology to perform inception by way of shared dreams. To watch Inception is to get into endless discussions about what''s really going on in the movie.

Is it possible for us to know what is truly real? When should we take our own leap of faith? In the complex world of Christopher Nolan's four-time Academy Award-winning metaphysical heist film, Inception, Dom Cobb has the ability to infiltrate people's dreams to steal and even alter their belief s and thoughts. Lurking behind these acts of extraction and inception are profound moral and philosophical issues. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Hume, Inception and Philosophy draws from the greatest philosophical minds to shed new light on the movie's key questions and captivating themes.

Can we tell whether we are dreaming or awake? Can sense be made of paradox? And the one that everyone still talks about: You'll also deepen your understanding of the movie's multilayered plot and dream-crashing characters, examine different interpretations of the film, and discover whether or not philosophy can help determine which interpretation is the "right" one. You'll even find a list of hidden secrets in the movie that you missed!

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