Where to Watch Examined Life (2008) in Canada

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 Canada — common questions

Where to watch Examined Life in Canada?

Examined Life is available free with a participating library card or to rent in Canada. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and NFB (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (HD).

Can I stream Examined Life or do I have to rent it in Canada?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (HD).

Can I watch Examined Life for free in Canada?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and NFB (HD).