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Examined life [videorecording] : philosophy is in the street / Sphinx Productions in co-productions with the National Film Board of Canada in association with Ontario Media Development Corporation, TVO and Knowledge Network ; written and directed by Astra Taylor ; producer, Bill Imperial, producer (NFB), Lea Marin.

Taylor, Astra. (Added Author). Imperial, Bill. (Added Author). Marin, Lea. (Added Author). Singer, Peter, 1946- (Added Author). Appiah, Anthony. (Added Author). West, Cornel. (Added Author). Ronell, Avital. (Added Author). Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947- (Added Author). Hardt, Michael, 1960- (Added Author). Butler, Judith, 1956- (Added Author). Žižek, Slavoj. (Added Author). Taylor, Sunaura. (Added Author). Sphinx Productions. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author). Ontario Media Development Corporation. (Added Author). TVOntario. (Added Author). Knowledge Network (B.C.) (Added Author). Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, Sunaura Taylor. (Cast).

Summary:

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 crowed city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montréal : NFB, c2010.

Content descriptions

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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, John M. Tan ; editor, Robert Kennedy ; sound design, John Laing.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, Sunaura Taylor.
System Details Note:	DVD-R; widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio; Dolby digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library. Restrictions: no ILL.
Language Note:	Close-captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired.