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Wikipedia article




'Examined Life' is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Astra Taylor about philosophers. The film has eight influential modern philosophers walking around New York and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture.

Featured philosophers



The philosophers are Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj iek and Judith Butler, who is accompanied by Taylor's sister and the disability activist Sunny (Sunaura Taylor).

Production and release



The film appeared in the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival and the 2009 Kingston Canadian Film Festival. It was co-produced by Sphinx Productions and the National Film Board of Canada, in association with the Ontario Media Development Corporation, TVOntario and Knowledge Network.

Reception



Reception has been generally favorable (Rotten Tomatoes gives it 77%), However, Martha Nussbaum subsequently complained in 'The Point' magazine, that although 'Examined Life' displays "a keen visual imagination and a vivid sense of atmosphere and place" it nonetheless "presents a portrait of philosophy that is... a betrayal of the tradition of philosophizing that began, in Europe, with the life of Socrates".

See also



*'iek!'

*'Derrida'

*'Waking Life'

* 'The Ister'

References




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