Astra Taylor

  • Astra Taylor – Zizek! (2005)

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    Slavoj Zizek is that rarity, an internationally famous philosopher, and one who has built a career out of telling his audience things they probably don’t want to hear. Embracing a world view that blends Marxism with the teachings of Jacques Lacan, Zizek’s work obsesses on how capitalism affects the way we think and function in our society, and how this is reflected in everything from pop psychology to plumbing. Zizek’s writings have won him a sizable following in the United States, and he’s been described as an “academic rock star” in Europe, where his lectures frequently attract sell-out crowds.Read More »

  • Astra Taylor – Examined Life (2008)

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    “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
    —Socrates

    Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets…

    In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.Read More »

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