Inception and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : because it's never just a dream / / edited by David Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/684 |
Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonDavid <1977-> (David Kyle) |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-25369-7
9786613814340 1-118-16889-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Dream Team; 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; 1: Was It All a Dream?: Why Nolan's Answer Doesn't Matter; 2: Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream; 3: Even If It Is a Dream, We Should Still Care; 4: The Unavoidable Dream Problem; Part Two: Is the Top Still Spinning?: Tackling the Unanswerable Question
5: The Parable of the Spinning Top: Skepticism, Angst, and Cobb's Choice6: Reality Doesn't Really Matter; 7: Why Care whether the Top Keeps Spinning?; 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; 9: Inception, Teaching, and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving; 10: Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible?; 11: Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage; Part Four: What is Dreaming?: Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams); 12: Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds 13: Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind Is the Scene of the Crime14: Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time; 15: Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality; 16: Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep?; Part Five: Should I Take a Leap of Faith?: Religious Themes in Inception; 17: Taking a Leap of Faith: A How-to Guide; 18: Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope; 19: Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy; Part Six: What does it All Mean?: Finding the Hidden lessons of inception; 20: Mal-Placed Regret 21: ""You're Just a Shade"": Knowing Others, and Yourself22: Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception; Appendix : A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed; Contributors: The Architects; Index: The PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457777203321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inception and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : because it's never just a dream / / edited by David Johnson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/684 |
Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonDavid <1977-> (David Kyle) |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-118-16891-7
1-282-25369-7 9786613814340 1-118-16889-5 |
Classificazione | PHI000000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Dream Team; 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; 1: Was It All a Dream?: Why Nolan's Answer Doesn't Matter; 2: Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream; 3: Even If It Is a Dream, We Should Still Care; 4: The Unavoidable Dream Problem; Part Two: Is the Top Still Spinning?: Tackling the Unanswerable Question
5: The Parable of the Spinning Top: Skepticism, Angst, and Cobb's Choice6: Reality Doesn't Really Matter; 7: Why Care whether the Top Keeps Spinning?; 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; 9: Inception, Teaching, and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving; 10: Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible?; 11: Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage; Part Four: What is Dreaming?: Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams); 12: Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds 13: Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind Is the Scene of the Crime14: Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time; 15: Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality; 16: Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep?; Part Five: Should I Take a Leap of Faith?: Religious Themes in Inception; 17: Taking a Leap of Faith: A How-to Guide; 18: Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope; 19: Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy; Part Six: What does it All Mean?: Finding the Hidden lessons of inception; 20: Mal-Placed Regret 21: ""You're Just a Shade"": Knowing Others, and Yourself22: Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception; Appendix : A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed; Contributors: The Architects; Index: The PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781993503321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inception and philosophy : because it's never just a dream / / edited by David Johnson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/684 |
Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonDavid <1977-> (David Kyle) |
Collana | The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
Soggetto topico | Motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-118-16891-7
1-282-25369-7 9786613814340 1-118-16889-5 |
Classificazione | PHI000000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Dream Team; 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; 1: Was It All a Dream?: Why Nolan's Answer Doesn't Matter; 2: Let Me Put My Thoughts in You: It Was All Just a Dream; 3: Even If It Is a Dream, We Should Still Care; 4: The Unavoidable Dream Problem; Part Two: Is the Top Still Spinning?: Tackling the Unanswerable Question
5: The Parable of the Spinning Top: Skepticism, Angst, and Cobb's Choice6: Reality Doesn't Really Matter; 7: Why Care whether the Top Keeps Spinning?; 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; 9: Inception, Teaching, and Hypnosis: The Ethics of Idea-Giving; 10: Inception and Free Will: Are They Compatible?; 11: Honor and Redemption in Corporate Espionage; Part Four: What is Dreaming?: Exploring the Nature of (Shared) Dreams (Upon Dreams); 12: Shared Dreaming and Extended Minds 13: Morally Responsible Dreaming: Your Mind Is the Scene of the Crime14: Dream Time: Inception and the Philosophy of Time; 15: Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality; 16: Do Our Dreams Occur While We Sleep?; Part Five: Should I Take a Leap of Faith?: Religious Themes in Inception; 17: Taking a Leap of Faith: A How-to Guide; 18: Limbo, Utopia, and the Paradox of Idyllic Hope; 19: Unlocking the Vault of the Mind: Inception and Asian Philosophy; Part Six: What does it All Mean?: Finding the Hidden lessons of inception; 20: Mal-Placed Regret 21: ""You're Just a Shade"": Knowing Others, and Yourself22: Paradox, Dreams, and Strange Loops in Inception; Appendix : A Safe Full of Secrets: Hidden Gems You May Have Missed; Contributors: The Architects; Index: The PASIV (Plenary Alphabetized Subject Index for This Volume) Device |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818993303321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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