Examined Life (2008)

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87 min - Documentary - 20 November 2009 (UK)

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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 512 users Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 9 user | 32 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com

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

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Credited cast:
	K. Anthony Appiah	...	Himself
	Judith Butler	...	Herself
	Michael Hardt	...	Himself
	Martha Nussbaum	...	Herself
	Avital Ronell	...	Herself
	Peter Singer	...	Himself
	Sunaura Taylor	...	Herself
	Cornel West	...	Himself
	Slavoj Zizek	...	Himself

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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... Written by Anonymous

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