Examined Life
2008•1h 27m•6.5•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Astra Taylor
Writer
Astra Taylor
Languages
English
Studio
Sphinx Productions
Cast
Cornel West
Self
Judith Butler
Self
Slavoj Žižek
Self
Peter Singer
Self
Michael Hardt
Self
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Self
Martha C. Nussbaum
Self
Avital Ronell
Self
Sunaura Taylor
Self
Astra Taylor
Self
Barack Obama
Self (floating on a boat in central park)
Michelle Obama
Self (floating on a boat in central park)
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