Examined Life

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.

CAST

Astra Taylor

Director

Cornel West

Self

Judith Butler

Self

Slavoj Žižek

Self

Peter Singer

Self

Michael Hardt

Self

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Self

Martha C. Nussbaum

Self

Avital Ronell

Self

Sunaura Taylor

Self

Astra Taylor

Self

Barack Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Michelle Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Astra Taylor

Director

Cornel West

Self

Judith Butler

Self

Slavoj Žižek

Self

Peter Singer

Self

Michael Hardt

Self

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Self

Martha C. Nussbaum

Self

Avital Ronell

Self

Sunaura Taylor

Self

Astra Taylor

Self

Barack Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Michelle Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

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