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Where to Watch Examined Life (2008) in the US
- 2008
- Not Rated
- 1h 27m
- 7.0IMDb
- 78%Rotten Tomatoes
- 64Metascore
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What it's about
Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Peter Singer's thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue's posh boutiques. Michael Hardt ponders the nature of revolution while surrounded by symbols of wealth and leisure. Judith Butler and a friend stroll through San Francisco's Mission District questioning our culture's fixation on individualism. And while driving through Manhattan, Cornel West - perhaps America's best-known public intellectual - compares philosophy to jazz and blues, reminding us how intense and invigorating a life of the mind can be. 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 and crew
- Director
- Astra Taylor
- Writer
- Astra Taylor
- Starring
- Kwame Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, Michael Hardt
Details
- Release date
- Nov 20, 2009
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Box office
- $120,712
Where to Watch Examined Life (2008) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Examined Life in the United States?
- Examined Life is available free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with ads on Filmzie (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Examined Life or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Examined Life for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Filmzie (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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