Eight renowned thinkers take philosophy to the streets in interviews drawn from a 2008. It will trace the ways that the ideas in these works have been debated, developed, appropriated, or rejected. Im a prime candidate, in other words, for cheering on the revolution that is purportedly being. Philosophy reconnects with daily life in these conversations with eight renowned thinkersthe uncut interviews from the documentary film examined life. Ive been teaching philosophy for almost 20 years, and ive never found a textbook that comes close to this one. Apr 02, 2010 the documentary examined life grounds philosophy in real world issues. And thats sort of the form that many modern revolutions have taken and have posed great. Peter singers thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of fifth avenues posh boutiques. The eight thinkers interviewed here by astra taylor for her film examined life all show that contemporary philosophy is indeed relevant and diverse.
Reverseengineering the vampire squid personal democracy. Full transcripts of discussions shortened for the documentary are with peter singer, martha nussbaum, cornel west, michael hardt, kwana anthony appiah, avital ronell, slavoj zizek, and judith butler with the editors sister sunaura taylor. A companion book will be published by the new press in spring 2009. In precarious life 2004, judith butler writes about how a shared sense of fear and vulnerability opens the possibility of recognizing interdependency. Lippard weaves together cultural studies, history, geography, and contemporary art to provide a fascinating examination of our multiple senses of place. Peter singer biography childhood, life achievements. 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. Edited by houman barekat, robert barry, and david winters. In ethicspoliticssubjectivity, simon critchley takes up three questions at the centre of contemporary theoretical debate.
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. Excursions with contemporary thinkers taylor, astra on. Typology of the mass media finds empirical personality. The school of life, the gallery of individuals across the mil lennia who help to frame our intellectual project and we will have succeeded if, in the days and years ahead, you find yourself turning to our thinkers to illuminate the multiple dilemmas, joys and griefs of daily life. In 2008, he became a part of the film and book examined life. Does philosophy have anything important to say about life today. The film features eight influential modern philosophers walking around new york and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture.
Examined life, a series of excursions with contemporary thinkers, premiered at the. Excursions with contemporary thinkers astra taylor ed. 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. 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. Astra taylor is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and activist. Watch this examined life includes cornel west, peter singer, martha nussbaum, zizek, judith butler and more read examined life excursions with contemporary. She is a fellow of the shuttleworth foundation, for her work on challenging predatory practices around debt. Feb 01, 2010 the eminent martha nussbaum, ernst freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the university of chicago, speaks on the aristotelian foundations of her capabilities approach and.
The great thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of eastern and western culture drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today. We then explore the definitional problems quickening some of the work of five of the most significant contemporary social theorists giorgio agamben, michel foucault, judith butler, and jacques derrida, focussing on the transgressive. Weve worked hard to make the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining. Astra taylors documentary film examined life took philosophy out 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. Essential questions what gives purpose and meaning to human life. Jun 30, 2009 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. The film features eight influential modern philosophers. Variously enigma, responsibility and alter ego of the self, or threat to it, the other has been a major preoccupation of western thought. Critical thinking, examining life, maria konnikova, perspective, resilience, the new yorker, thinking how people learn to become resilient the new yorker. The companion to astra taylors acclaimed documentary film, examined life features the full transcripts of taylors conversations with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers, conducted while. A companion to astra taylors documentary film, the book features interviews with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers. Excursions with contemporary thinkers kindle edition by taylor, astra. This is a wider understanding of precarity than is often present in human geography recognizing the consequences and possibilities of feeling precarious.
The companion to astra taylors acclaimed documentary film, examined life features the full transcripts of taylors conversations with eight iconoclastic and influential. Each of them, from appiah to zizek, speaks to us not from a podium or comfortably seated as in too many talking heads docs, but while walking or riding through their chosen turf. Through spirited confrontations with major thinkers, such as lacan, nancy, rorty, and, in particular, levinas and. Examined life is a 2008 canadian documentary film about philosophers directed by astra taylor. Judith butler and sunaura taylor in the examined life kathryn abrams when i was invited to participate in this symposium, i planned to talk about judith butlers 1994 essay against proper. Urban transformation in china has been hailed as a revolution. What can be said of the subject who has this experience. Foreword by kasia boddy a compelling, kaleidoscopic account of the ways literary criticismthat vital, often disputatious, and now overwhelmingly digital public conversation by and for lovers of the written wordhas transformed over recent decades. Because the cosmopolitan sees the world as a single polity conforming to a universal ethics guided by shared human nature, and because chinas modern history is punctuated by encounters. Examined life, a series of excursions with contemporary thinkers. Examined life by astra taylor overdrive rakuten overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading examined life. The pace and scale of change as well as the grand narrative of transformation have been characterized in terms of superlatives the tallest skyscrapers, the largest shopping malls, the longest bridges and highways, the fastest trains testifying to the teleology and progress of chinas dream of prosperity. Astra taylors documentary film examined life took philosophy out of the academy and into the.
Read examined life excursions with contemporary thinkers by astra taylor available from rakuten kobo. Gazette, five crowdfunded issues in total, which my cohorts and i gave away for free on the web and in print. North america by zeitgeist films and the institute for contemporary art in the uk, and was broadcast on the sundance channel. The films purpose is to rescue philosophy from the. Examined life excursions with contemporary thinkers, astra taylor, 2009, philosophy, 222 pages. This accompaniment to taylors documentary film of the same name, which premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2008, is a peripatetic effort to bring philosophy to the streets. Reverseengineering the vampire squid personal democracy forum. Heteropatriarchy and the three pillars of white supremacy.
Watch this examined life includes cornel west, peter singer, martha nussbaum, zizek, judith butler and more read examined life excursions with contemporary thinkers by astra taylor available from rakuten kobo. A brief guide to writing academic arguments 1e 1st. Focusing on work and the workplace, i examine the working life stories of millennial. Excursions with contemporary thinkers edited by astra taylor. Examined life ebook by astra taylor 9781595585059 rakuten. What, if any, is the relation of ethical experience to politics. The object of the program is intellectual history, broadly construed. Astra taylor born september 30, 1979 is a canadianamerican documentary filmmaker, writer, activist and musician. The companion to astra taylors acclaimed documentary film, examined life features the full transcripts of taylors conversations with eight.
Biffle prompts the students to respond to the text on every page, asking them to find, underline and respond to key points. This course follows the cosmopolitan, or the citizen of the world, on a tour through contemporary china. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Zeitgeist bows examined life on dvd new york december 15, 2009 filmmaker astra taylor zizek. Philosophy reconnects with daily life in these conversations with eight renowned thinkersthe uncut interviews from the. A companion to astra taylors documentary film, the book features interviews with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers, conducted while on the. Peter singers thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against. In literature, art, politics, philosophy, psychology. Students become acquainted with some of the literary and philosophical works that have been most influential in shaping the contemporary world and with significant instances in which the ideas in these works have been debated, developed, appropriated, or rejected. It will introduce you to the modes and methods of humanistic inquiry via a variety of. The documentary examined life grounds philosophy in real world issues.
Examined life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Description and author bio reproduced from publishers web site for the peoples platform. Born in winnipeg, manitoba, taylor grew up in athens, georgia, and was unschooled until age when she enrolled in ninth. Judith butler and sunaura taylor in the examined life kathryn abrams when i was invited to participate in this symposium, i planned to talk about judith butlers 1994 essay against proper objects. In examined life, filmmaker astra taylor accompanies some of todays most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and. The eminent martha nussbaum, ernst freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the university of chicago, speaks on the aristotelian foundations of her capabilities approach and. Examined life, a series of excursions with contemporary thinkers, premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2008.
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