Title:
Examined life [videorecording] : philosophy is in the street / 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.
Author:
Singer, Peter, 1946-
Appiah, Anthony.
West, Cornel.
Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947-
Hardt, Michael, 1960-
Žižek, Slavoj.
National Film Board of Canada.
Ontario Media Development Corporation.
TVOntario.
Knowledge Network.
Zeitgeist Films.
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Distributed by Zeitgeist Films, [2009], c2008.
Call Number:
BD431 .L54 2009
Abstract:
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.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
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.
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