Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream

Overview:

• Title: Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream
• Author: David Kyle Johnson
• Year: 2012
• ISBN-10: 9781118072639
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Price: $17.95
• Pages: xi+386
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream
• Notes: From back cover: $17.95. Also priced $21.95 in Canada. Cover design: C. Wallace. Cover Image: City (c) Jamie Kripke/Corbis From copyright page: 1st printing per number line. Copyright 2012. No further detail. LCCN Popular Culture and Philosophy series editor: William Irwin The essays are divided into different sections: - Was Mal Right? Was It All Just a Dream?: Making sense of Inception - Is the Top Still Spinning?: Tackling the Unanswerable Question - Is Inception Possible?: The Metaphysics, Ethics and Mechanics of Incepting - What Is Dreaming?: Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams) - Should I Take a Leap of Faith?: Religious Themes in Inception - What Does It All Mean?: Finding the Hidden Lessons of Inception These essay titles contain italics: 'How to Hijack a Mind: Inception and the Ethics of Heist Films', 'Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time', 'Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality', 'Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy' and 'Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception'. The essays "Acknowledgement: The Dream Team" (xi), "Appendix: A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed" (p. 343) and "Index: the PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device" (p. 371) are not included in the contents. The essay on the contributing authors is called 'Contributors: The Architets' and contains fictitious material.