Examined Life
EXAMINED LIFE & JERICHOW: Now Available on DVD
22/03/10 11:53
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EXAMINED LIFE a film by Astra Taylor
EXAMINED LIFE 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 around us. Featuring the “rock star” philosophers of our time, including Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler, Avital Ronell, Michael Hardt, Anthony Appiah and Martha Nussbaum.
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JERICHOW a film by Christian Petzold
Off the beaten path of life, three people stumble into a fateful encounter. Thomas, young and strong, as been dishonorably discharged from the army. Ali, an affable Turkish businessman, has seen some hard times, but now his primary concern is making sure the employees of his snack-bars don’t cheat on him. Laura, an attractive woman with a dark past, seems to find refuge in the shadows of her marriage to Ali.
Buy it now! ($22.99)
EXAMINED LIFE 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 around us. Featuring the “rock star” philosophers of our time, including Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler, Avital Ronell, Michael Hardt, Anthony Appiah and Martha Nussbaum.
Buy it now! ($22.99)
Off the beaten path of life, three people stumble into a fateful encounter. Thomas, young and strong, as been dishonorably discharged from the army. Ali, an affable Turkish businessman, has seen some hard times, but now his primary concern is making sure the employees of his snack-bars don’t cheat on him. Laura, an attractive woman with a dark past, seems to find refuge in the shadows of her marriage to Ali.
Buy it now! ($22.99)
Philosophers Invade Montreal Screenings of EXAMINED LIFE
27/03/09 14:36
EXAMINED LIFE
CINEMA DU PARC, April 3 - 9
Following each 7pm screening of EXAMINED LIFE, joing us for a discussion with a philosophy professor from a Montreal university.
APRIL 3RD - DAVID MORRIS
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Concordia University
PhD: The University of Toronto (1997) MA: The University of Toronto (1992) BA: The University of Toronto (1991)
"My main interests are in Continental Philosophy (especially Phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty and Bergson) and Hegel, with a focus on the philosophy of the body, mind and nature in relation to current biology and cognitive science. "
APRIL 4TH - OLIVIER MATHIEU
Ph.D. candidate, McGill University (2003-2009)
2008-2009: founder and organizer of Ateliers Montréalais de Réflexions sur l’art et l’esthétique bringing together researchers affiliated with four Montreal universities working in various research fields (philosophy, the history of art, cinematography studies, etc.)
APRIL 5TH - JUSTIN SMITH
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Concordia University
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Columbia University, 2000. MA in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1996. BA with Honors in Philosophy and Highest Honors in Slavic Linguistics, University of California, Davis, 1993.
"My principal research focus is on the philosophy of G. W. Leibniz. I have a book forthcoming; entitled Divine Machines: Leibniz's Philosophy of Biology (Princeton University Press, 2009), and am currently preparing a critical edition and translation, with François Duchesneau, of the Negotium Otiosum and related texts pertaining to the controversy between Leibniz and Georg Ernst Stahl, for the Yale Leibniz series. "
APRIL 6TH - ERIC LEWIS
Professor, Dept of Philosophy, McGill
BA, Cornell PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago
PI (The Project on Improvisation/Projet sur l'improvisation)
"I am presently researching the philosophy of improvised music. I am the McGill Site coordinator for the MCRI project, Improvisation, Community and Social Practice, a major international interdisciplinary research project, and a founding editor of the journal Critical Studies in Improvisation. My research focuses on the intersection of the aesthetics, metaphysics and ethics of improvised music."
APRIL 7TH - SHEILA MASON
Professor and Undergraduate Advisor, Concordia University
Ph.D. 1972 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN M.A. 1965 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN B.A. 1965 McGill University
Sheila Mason teaches and publishes in several areas of Ethics: Virtue Theory, Feminist Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Narrative Ethics, the Ethical dimensions of Leisure Studies. She has also taught and published with colleagues in Psychology [Center for Research on Human Development] and in Accountancy.
APRIL 8TH - DOMINIQUE LEYDET
Director, Department of Philosophy, UQAM
1990 : Ph.D., École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Mention très honorable.
1984 : Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA), philosophie, Université Paris IV.
1983 : M.A., philosophie, Université Paris IV, mention très bien.
1982 : B.A. political science (First class honours), McGill University
"My primary areas of interest are political philosophy, and the philosophy of law. I am particularly interested in the theory of democracy, public deliberation in pluralist societies and in the constitutionalist approach."
CINEMA DU PARC, April 3 - 9
Following each 7pm screening of EXAMINED LIFE, joing us for a discussion with a philosophy professor from a Montreal university.
APRIL 3RD - DAVID MORRIS
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Concordia University
PhD: The University of Toronto (1997) MA: The University of Toronto (1992) BA: The University of Toronto (1991)
"My main interests are in Continental Philosophy (especially Phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty and Bergson) and Hegel, with a focus on the philosophy of the body, mind and nature in relation to current biology and cognitive science. "
APRIL 4TH - OLIVIER MATHIEU
Ph.D. candidate, McGill University (2003-2009)
2008-2009: founder and organizer of Ateliers Montréalais de Réflexions sur l’art et l’esthétique bringing together researchers affiliated with four Montreal universities working in various research fields (philosophy, the history of art, cinematography studies, etc.)
APRIL 5TH - JUSTIN SMITH
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Concordia University
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Columbia University, 2000. MA in Philosophy, Columbia University, 1996. BA with Honors in Philosophy and Highest Honors in Slavic Linguistics, University of California, Davis, 1993.
"My principal research focus is on the philosophy of G. W. Leibniz. I have a book forthcoming; entitled Divine Machines: Leibniz's Philosophy of Biology (Princeton University Press, 2009), and am currently preparing a critical edition and translation, with François Duchesneau, of the Negotium Otiosum and related texts pertaining to the controversy between Leibniz and Georg Ernst Stahl, for the Yale Leibniz series. "
APRIL 6TH - ERIC LEWIS
Professor, Dept of Philosophy, McGill
BA, Cornell PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago
PI (The Project on Improvisation/Projet sur l'improvisation)
"I am presently researching the philosophy of improvised music. I am the McGill Site coordinator for the MCRI project, Improvisation, Community and Social Practice, a major international interdisciplinary research project, and a founding editor of the journal Critical Studies in Improvisation. My research focuses on the intersection of the aesthetics, metaphysics and ethics of improvised music."
APRIL 7TH - SHEILA MASON
Professor and Undergraduate Advisor, Concordia University
Ph.D. 1972 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN M.A. 1965 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN B.A. 1965 McGill University
Sheila Mason teaches and publishes in several areas of Ethics: Virtue Theory, Feminist Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Narrative Ethics, the Ethical dimensions of Leisure Studies. She has also taught and published with colleagues in Psychology [Center for Research on Human Development] and in Accountancy.
APRIL 8TH - DOMINIQUE LEYDET
Director, Department of Philosophy, UQAM
1990 : Ph.D., École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Mention très honorable.
1984 : Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA), philosophie, Université Paris IV.
1983 : M.A., philosophie, Université Paris IV, mention très bien.
1982 : B.A. political science (First class honours), McGill University
"My primary areas of interest are political philosophy, and the philosophy of law. I am particularly interested in the theory of democracy, public deliberation in pluralist societies and in the constitutionalist approach."
EXAMINED LIFE
18/12/08 12:52
filmswelike presents
EXAMINED LIFE
A film by Astra Taylor
A Thoughtful Way to Begin the New Year
Opens in Toronto at The Royal – Friday, January 23, 2009
Thurs Dec 18, 2008: An intimate, engaging conversation with some of the greatest minds of our era, Examined Life conveys the wonderment and curiosity that drive philosophical thought. This feature length documentary also introduces the world's most formidable thinkers and some of the most compelling theoretical debates taking place today. Read More...
A film by Astra Taylor
A Thoughtful Way to Begin the New Year
Opens in Toronto at The Royal – Friday, January 23, 2009
Thurs Dec 18, 2008: An intimate, engaging conversation with some of the greatest minds of our era, Examined Life conveys the wonderment and curiosity that drive philosophical thought. This feature length documentary also introduces the world's most formidable thinkers and some of the most compelling theoretical debates taking place today. Read More...