"Examined Life" Brings Philosophy To The Streets

When a film begins with Dr. Cornel West referring humans as “beings towards death... whose bodies will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial for worms,” you know you’re not in for a feel good date movie. You’re witnessing an Examined Life, which is the name of a new film by Astra Taylor. Examined Life accompanies eight contemporary philosophers as they navigate city streets, airports, parks and, in one case, a municipal dump site. The idea, say the film’s producers, is to “pull philosophy out of academic journals and classtoom and put it back on the streets.” We welcome writer and documentary filmmaker Astra Taylor to tell us more about the film. You can watch the US trailer below:

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Showtimes for "Examined Life" at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts

(Photo courtesy Zeitgeist Films)