Referencing Socrates’ quote “The unexamined life is not worth living,” Astra Taylor gives nine influential thinkers—Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, and Sunaura Taylor—10 minutes each to express their views on existence and the moral dilemmas of modern life. A witty and insightful journey through these spheres of thought, this film sold out when it screened at the Walker’s 2009 Women with Vision festival. Now it’s back as a prelude to the artist’s talk on October 22. 2009, 35mm, 87 minutes.

The Walker’s Raising Creative Kids initiative is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Referencing Socrates’ quote “The unexamined life is not worth living,” Astra Taylor gives nine influential thinkers—Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler, and Sunaura Taylor—10 minutes each to express their views on existence and the moral dilemmas of modern life. A witty and insightful journey through these spheres of thought, this film sold out when it screened at the Walker’s 2009 Women with Vision festival. Now it’s back as a prelude to the artist’s talk on October 22. 2009, 35mm, 87 minutes.

The Walker’s Raising Creative Kids initiative is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.