Examined Life (2008)
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
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Cornel West as Self |
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Judith Butler as Self |
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Slavoj Žižek as Self |
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Peter Singer as Self |
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Michael Hardt as Self |
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Kwame Anthony Appiah as Self |
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Martha C. Nussbaum as Self |
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Avital Ronell as Self |
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Sunaura Taylor as Self |
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Astra Taylor as Self |
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Barack Obama as Self (floating on a boat in central park) |
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Michelle Obama as Self (floating on a boat in central park) |
| Directing | Astra Taylor | Director |
| Writing | Astra Taylor | Writer |
| Editing | Robert Kennedy | Editor |
| Camera | John M. Tran | Director of Photography |