Examined Life
Examined Life

Examined Life

6.4(27 votes)
2008
1h 27m
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.

Production

Sphinx Productions

Cast

Cornel West

Cornel West

Self

Judith Butler

Judith Butler

Self

Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

Self

Peter Singer

Peter Singer

Self

Michael Hardt

Michael Hardt

Self

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Self

Martha C. Nussbaum

Martha C. Nussbaum

Self

Avital Ronell

Avital Ronell

Self

Sunaura Taylor

Sunaura Taylor

Self

Astra Taylor

Astra Taylor

Self

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