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Philosophy for a Complex Life

Mar 2, 2010 at

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We talk philosophy with Mark Vernon, author of “Plato’s Podcasts: The Ancients’ Guide to Modern Living” and with filmmaker Astra Taylor, director of the documentary “Examined Life.”

More: About the book “Plato’s Podcasts” – at Amazon.com
More: About the film “Examined Life,” including local showtimes – at ZeitgeistFilms.com

Guests:

Mark Vernon, author, former priest in the Church of England and contributor to BBC radio, TV and the UK's Guardian newspaper

Astra Taylor, filmmaker whose other films include "Zizek!" about Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek

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