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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Johnson, David Kyle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2012.
Series:Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 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; Chapter 1: Was It All a Dream?: Why Nolan's Answer Doesn't Matter; The Major Interpretations; Clues from the Work; What Nolan Says; Why We Shouldn't Care What Nolan Says; The Epistemic Problem; The Interpretively Static Problem; The Collective Ownership Problem; So What's the Alternative?