Examined Life (2008)

  • NR
  • 09/05/2008 (CA)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 27m

Overview

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. 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.

Astra Taylor

Director, Writer

Cast

Cornel West's headshot

Cornel West

Self
Judith Butler's headshot

Judith Butler

Self
Slavoj Žižek's headshot

Slavoj Žižek

Self
Peter Singer's headshot

Peter Singer

Self
Michael Hardt's headshot

Michael Hardt

Self
Kwame Anthony Appiah's headshot

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Self
Martha C. Nussbaum's headshot

Martha C. Nussbaum

Self
Avital Ronell's headshot

Avital Ronell

Self

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