Examined Life
Year: 2008
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Directed by: Astra Taylor
Featuring: Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler, Avital Ronell, Michael Hardt, Anthony Appiah and Martha Nussbaum
Executive Producer: Ron Mann
Producers: Bill Imperial (Sphinx Productions), Lea Martin (NFB)
Editor: Robert Kennedy
Examined Life takes philosophy out of the darkened corners of academia and into the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a visual reminder that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the world around us.
Featuring the “rock star” philosophers of our time, including Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler, Avital Ronell, Michael Hardt, Anthony Appiah and Martha Nussbaum.