Inside indiana state prison s1 e1 meeting americas death row inmates. Critical thinking, examining life, maria konnikova, perspective, resilience, the new yorker, thinking how. Cerebral celebrities entertain the big questions in astra. Examined life 2009 stream and watch online moviefone.
The masters response essentially destroys the premise of the question and shows. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas peter singers thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of fifth avenues posh boutiques. Taylors latest feature, examined life, is no less absorbing, an intelligent yet accessible anthology of ideas that sees eight highly influential thinkers of our time including avital ronell, peter singer, michael hardt and yes, the wild and wooly zizek pontificating while taking walks through modern culture. The examined life is a book full of troubles, but also of wonders. Examined life is more than an anthology of short lectures by famous talking heads. The first sense of the word examined is self examination.
Taylors intelligence as a documentarian extends to both content and form. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry i could not travel both. He states that anyone who wishes to be happy must first practice. About the partially examined life the partially examined life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. No one gets to avoid the sketchy terrain of the mind. Pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Grosz offers astute insights into the perplexities of everyday life.
Here socrates discusses what makes a man happy and content and what actions a man must follow through with in order to live a full, examined life. Young kids now are posting things on the internet that will follow them into their adult life for the first time in history, creating a permanent personal digital identity. Dear examined life community, we are thinking of you all at this complicated and stressful time. Socrates also gives us an excellent glimpse into what he considers to be the philosophical life in section 507 508 of the gorgias. Given what is happening with the coronavirus we have made the decision to extend the deadline for examined life journal submissions from the planned 4120 to 5120. Astra taylor, whose previous documentary feature, zizek. Psychotherapy is fascinating stuff, some of the conclusions make sense and others seem to come out of nowhere. The second sense of the word examined is external or social examination. The partially examined life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it.
Through a series of brief interviews with some of todays most provocative thinkers, the film addresses issues of ethics, morals, citizenship, democracy, disability, sexuality, consumerism, social contract theory, revolution, and human vulnerability and interdependency. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. The guardian reports that mit media labs have developed a devicethatcan read peoples minds and translate their thoughts into words. These tales help put students of zen in a state of enlightenment. One moment its safe, and the next moment its dangerous. While this is a remarkable development, the piece makes it clear that the device cannot read your raw thoughts. Each episode, we pick a text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. Rent examined life 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In his work as a practicing psychoanalyst, stephen grosz. The examined life the examined life audiobook, by stephen grosz. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions. Examined life boldly takes philosophy out of the dark corners of the academy and into the streets, reminding us that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, not in isolation from it a companion to astra taylors documentary film, the book features interviews with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers, conducted while on the.
Examined life author anne lamott once wrote, my mind is a neighborhood i try not to go into alone. In examined lives, james miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them. The examined life journal university of iowa carver. Examined life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. The film features eight influential modern philosophers walking around new york and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture. The documentary examined life grounds philosophy in real world issues. The trailer for examined life is now up on youtube, though viewers should be warned against trying to form an impression of the film from it. The categories box on the leftside panel is an expanding category tree that allows. Calendar the partially examined life philosophy podcast. Paramahansa yogananda authored the spiritual classic autobiography of a yogi, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and is a goto book for seekers, philosophers and yoga enthusiasts today. Both books are written with the same structure of patient case studies. The posts on this blog are organized both in terms of types of posts accessible via the top menu as well as in terms of the subject matter described in the posts. They contain the same histories of development of the.
Examined life interweaves fascinating walks with philosophers through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas crowded city streets, deser. Living an examined life zen buddhist tales to awaken the mind. This is the first generation creating that type of history, and without being aware. Examined life is a 2008 canadian documentary film about philosophers directed by astra taylor. Me i share all ive learned from a lifetime of overthinking, overobsessing, and overdoing literally everything.
This intellectual documentary takes philosophy out of the darkened corners of academia and into the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a visual reminder that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the world. I encourage each of you to try living an examined life. Examined life is a lofty title it comes from plato, were reminded for a modest, intermittently engaging film. Major philosophers of today presented as real people, interacting with the filmmaker and discussing their ideas. Anthony appiah and judith butler on dvd and bluray. An extraordinary book for anyone eager to understand the hidden motives that shape our lives we are all storytellerswe create stories to make sense of our lives. The life of yogananda is an unconventional biography about the hindu swami who brought yoga and meditation to the west in the 1920s. In the video interview below, moyers presents an updated version of this same phenomenon, called the deep state. Peter singers thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of fifth avenues posh boutiques. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. Search this blog an examined life meandering thoughts about life, philosophy, science, religion, morality, politics, history, greek and latin literature, and whatever else i can think about to avoid doing any real work.
In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for. In the apology, platos socrates says the unexamined life is not worth living, the granddaddy of all philosophical quotes. With examined life, director astra taylor has turned a seemingly weighty subject into a fascinating documentary. In a studentteacher dynamic called mondo, a student asks questions to a master. While these ideas are not really developed or examined in depth, this documentary provides an exciting introduction to philosophy as an integral part of real life. With kwame anthony appiah, judith butler, michael hardt, martha nussbaum. An examined life previous next he said, the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of god has been given to you, but to others i speak in parables, so that, though seeing, they may not see. As such one should strive to live a life of both internal and external o. It is directed by astra taylor, whose feature documentary portrait of world famous philosopher slavoj zizek, zizek. Excursions with contemporary thinkers, a 2009 companion book to astra taylors documentary film examined life, where she talks to influential philosophers about concepts as farranging as meaning, ethics and justice. Astra taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer.
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