Inception and Philosophy
Because It's Never Just a Dream

This isn't one of those books that you just happen to pick up and read - you're going to be interested in the movie Inception, and you're going to be interested in philosophy or at least philosophical concepts and how they relate to themes in the movie. In which case, this book delivers on what one......more

If you thought Inception blew your mind, then read this book. David Johnson masterfully makes significant philosophical connections to the film's characters and plotline, citing Plato, Aristotle, John Locke, Descartes to back up his claims. I thought I appreciated the film after watching it 10-12 ti......more

Inception & Philosophy reads like a semester's worth of a philosophy class. Although the book is in topical sections, the chapters within each section build upon one another. Sections could be read out of order or just particular sections read. Much of the book deals with philosophers & their ideolo......more

Deep and enlightening. I was really excited by the references to strange loops and Douglas Hofstadter's book and Escher because i was fascinated with those too......more

There are a few gems of essays in this book. The final section in particular is all fold. I found a majority of the work in here though to unbearable, as if written by a first year philosophy major who just read Aristotle and feels the need to quote him all the time. Equally annoying is the various......more