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Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio is the most philosophical thought-provoking and disturbing movie since The Matrix. It was the "existential heist film" of the year 2010. The very idea that our dreams and reality are one and the same has caused many sleepless nights and deep vexing conversations around the world. The spontaneous association of the film with philosophical dream theories suggests that Inception is underpinned by deep philosophical urges. What is the nature of the world? Are there dreams within dreams?

Inception abounds with flashing insights many of which have been borrowed from philosophers. For thousands of years dreams represented a way of finding hidden memories desires and fears. In Inception and Philosophy philosophers examine the complicated dream theme from various angles. On a first level the film seems to be a thrilling illustration of Descartes' dream argument because people cannot be sure that they are not...

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