Examined Life

Examined Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAstra Taylor
Produced byRon Mann
Silva Basmajian
StarringCornel West
Slavoj Žižek
Judith Butler
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Michael Hardt
Martha Nussbaum
Avital Ronell
Peter Singer
Sunaura Taylor
CinematographyJohn M. Tran
Edited byRobert Kennedy
Distributed byZeitgeist Films
Release dates
  • September 5, 2008 (2008-09-05) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Examined Life is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Astra Taylor about philosophers. The film has eight influential modern philosophers walking around New York and other metropolises, discussing the practical application of their ideas in modern culture.