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Examined Life

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Examined Life

6.5

1h 27m

2008

Synopsis

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

Trailer

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Cornel West

Cornel West

as Self

Judith Butler

Judith Butler

as Self

Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

as Self

Peter Singer

Peter Singer

as Self

Michael Hardt

as Self

Kwame Anthony Appiah

as Self

Martha C. Nussbaum

Martha C. Nussbaum

as Self

Avital Ronell

Avital Ronell

as Self

Sunaura Taylor

as Self

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