Documentary · Canada · 2008 · 1h 27m

Examined Life

Director

Cast

Cornel West as Self Judith Butler as Self Slavoj Žižek as Self Peter Singer as Self Michael Hardt as Self Kwame Anthony Appiah as Self

Crew

John M. Tran — Director of Photography Robert Kennedy — Editor Astra Taylor — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

philosophy woman director

Key Collaborators

Astra Taylor Director John M. Tran Director of Photography Robert Kennedy Editor Astra Taylor Writer

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