简介："Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving."—Socrates ExaminedLifepullsphilosophyoutofacademicjournalsandclassrooms,andputsitbackonthestreets. Philosophershavelongdonetheirbestthinkingwhendirectlyengagingwiththeoutsideworld,notinisolationfromit.SocratesrovedtheAthenianagora,courtingtroublewiththeauthorities.Rousseauimmortalizedhisramblesthroughnatureontheprintedpage.Nietzscheoncesaidthatonlyideasconceivedwhilewalkinghaveanyvalue. InExaminedLife,filmmakerAstraTayloraccompaniessomeoftoday’smostinfluentialthinkersonaseriesofuniqueexcursionsthroughplacesandspacesthatholdparticularresonanceforthemandtheirideas. PeterSinger'sthoughtsontheethicsofconsumptionareamplifiedagainstthebackdropofFifthAvenue'sposhboutiques.MichaelHardtpondersthenatureofrevolutionwhilesurroundedbysymbolsofwealthandleisure.JudithButlerandafriendstrollthroughSanFrancisco’sMissionDistrictquestioningourculture'sfixationonindividualism. AndwhiledrivingthroughManhattan,CornelWest-perhapsAmerica'sbest-knownpublicintellectual-comparesphilosophytojazzandblues,remindingushowintenseandinvigoratingalifeofthemindcanbe. Offeringprivilegedmomentswithgreatthinkersfromfieldsrangingfrommoralphilosophytoculturaltheory,ExaminedLiferevealsphilosophy'spowertotransformthewayweseetheworldaroundusandimagineourplaceinit. FeaturingCornelWest,AvitalRonell,PeterSinger,KwameAnthonyAppiah,MarthaNussbaum,MichaelHardt,SlavojZizek,JudithButlerandSunauraTaylor.…