Barbara Parker has been having
dreams about a woman dating from the 1800’s. In frustration, she seeks
Professor Arnold’s help in identifying the cause of her reoccurring dreams. Professor Arnold has an interesting theory about Barbara’s experiences. The Professor believes that Barbara’s dreams are not really dreams at all but are memories of real events, the result of an inherent
genetic consciousness that has been passed to Barbara from one of her ancestors. The professor states that normally, this consciousness is not triggered until after death. However, in Barbara’s case, something seems to have prematurely triggered her ancestor’s consciousness. Plato’s Dream is an intellectually stimulating yet thoroughly entertaining read. The author uses as a basis for this
book Mendel’s genetic research finding as well as Plato’s and Aristotle’s consciousness theories. The author has taken this foundation and created his own theories about
potential genetic consciousness. This well thought out aspect of this book stimulates the
reader to think about the potential of such activities while being completely entertained by the action filled twists and turns of the story. In this way, the reader quickly finds him or herself completely involved in both the storyline and the theory behind the story. Moreover, this book actually contains several different stories that mesh perfectly together in most extraordinary ways keeping the reader always guessing.