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Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Peter Singer's thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue's posh boutiques. Michael Hardt ponders the nature of revolution while surrounded by symbols of wealth and leisure. Judith Butler and a friend stroll through San Francisco's Mission District questioning our culture's fixation on individualism. And while driving through Manhattan, Cornel West - perhaps America's best-known public intellectual - compares philosophy to jazz and blues, reminding us how intense and invigorating a life of the mind can be. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy's power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.
| Runtime: | 87 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Sphinx Productions |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Astra Taylor | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Astra Taylor | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Avital Ronell | Herself |
| Cornel West | Himself |
| Judith Butler | Herself |
| K. Anthony Appiah | Himself |
| Martha Nussbaum | Herself |
| Michael Hardt | Himself |
| Peter Singer | Himself |
| Slavoj Zizek | Himself |
| Sunaura Taylor | Herself |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Imperial | Producer |
| Lea Marin | Producer |
| Ron Mann | Executive Producer |
| Silva Basmajian | Executive Producer |
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