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Avital Ronell, Cornel West, Judith Butler

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 th...( read more  read more... )oughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue's posh boutiques. Slavoj Zizek questions current beliefs about the environment while sifting through a garbage dump. 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. 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.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Astra Taylor

Release Date: February 25, 2009

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  • Zhuliya
    August 7, 2009
    Zhuliya
    What's philosophy today and how can it encompass our daily lives? Some of today's most influential philosophers will explain it to you in this amazingly indie and extraordinarily well-made film. Strongly recommended to anyone.
  • ronansprake
    August 4, 2009
    ronansprake
    Mildly interesting, but overall it was a yawn-fest
  • prowsej
    April 3, 2009
    prowsej
    Saw it at the Cinecenta at school. Great production values, subject.
  • zuzacristinuk
    March 14, 2009
    zuzacristinuk
    http://static6.flixster.com/static/images/done.gif
  • gizmo20001us
    March 11, 2009
    gizmo20001us
    What could be more dull then this. Id rather watch Jaws
  • ScrabbleMaster
    March 6, 2009
    ScrabbleMaster
    I might watch this if I hear anything good about it.

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April 30, 2009
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

Yes, examining philosophy for the greater effect it can have is admiral but it seems to get lost as the film jumps from one personality to another. full review

February 25, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Part of the fun of Examined Life comes from watching these very intelligent thinkers try to make themselves intelligible. full review

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