Examined Life

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Anyone interested in philosophy will appreciate this fascinating (and clever) presentation of the ideas of some of the 21st century’s most provocative philosophers, including Cornel West, Judith Butler, Peter Singer and Slavoj Zizek. Austra Taylor’s warm and accessible film is a celebration of individuals who push our minds into new ways of seeing.

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Release Date:	Feb 25, 2009
Running Time:	88 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

synopsis

In EXAMINED LIFE, filmmaker Astra Taylor (ZIZEK!) liberates philosophy from the halls of academia through entertaining and thought-provoking excursions with some of today’s most famous and influential thinkers. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from ethics 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.