Examined life

Examined life Sphinx Productions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada in association with Ontario Media Development Corporation ; Knowledge Network and TVO present ; producer, Bill Imperial, producer (NFB), Lea Marin ; written and directed by Astra Taylor.

Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and...

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Corporate Authors: Sphinx Productions, National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, TVOntario, Knowledge Network (B.C.), Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors: Taylor, Astra (Screenwriter, Director), Imperial, Bill (Producer), Marin, Lea (Producer), Singer, Peter, 1946-, Appiah, Anthony, West, Cornel, Ronell, Avital, Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947-, Hardt, Michael, 1960-, Butler, Judith, 1956-, Žižek, Slavoj, Taylor, Sunaura
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Distributed by Zeitgeist Films, [2009]
Subjects:
Life.
Philosophy, Modern > 21st century.
Philosophy and civilization.
Social structure > Philosophy.
Philosophers, Modern > Interviews.
Videos > Dinand
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2008.
Special features: Q&As with Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Kwame Anthony Appiah and director Astra Taylor; two extra philosopher walks with Colin McGinn and Simon Critchley; philosopher bios and selected bibliographies; theatrical trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; stereo; 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Production Credits:Director of photography, John M. Tran ; editor, Robert Kennedy ; sound design, John Laing.
Participant or Performer:Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, Sunaura Taylor.
Language:Includes optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.

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