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Feature film — 2008

Examined Life (2008)

6.51h 27mDocumentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 28 votes.

Sphinx Productions

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Director: Astra Taylor

On screen

Cast & crew

Cornel West as Self

Cornel West

Self

Judith Butler as Self

Judith Butler

Self

Slavoj Žižek as Self

Slavoj Žižek

Self

Peter Singer as Self

Peter Singer

Self

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Michael Hardt

Self

K

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Self

Martha C. Nussbaum as Self

Martha C. Nussbaum

Self

Avital Ronell as Self

Avital Ronell

Self

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Sunaura Taylor

Self

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Astra Taylor

Self

Barack Obama as Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Barack Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Michelle Obama as Self (floating on a boat in central park)

Michelle Obama

Self (floating on a boat in central park)

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