PHIL 440 - Philosophy and Public Life: Quick Info

Medium-depth articles about philosophical topics and philosophers from antiquity to the late 20th century. Philosopher articles contain citations to the major works by that philosopher.

In-depth articles about philosophical topics and philosophers from antiquity to the early 20th century. Contains citations of the major works by each philosopher profiled, as well a biographical information.

Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.

A brilliant biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt's reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker, controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils, introduced her now-famous concept of the ’Banality of Evil.’ Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial, von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible passion for thought into dramatic cinema.

By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa s Dodes'ka-den follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them finds reasons to carry on. Kurosawa's unforgettable film was made at a tumultuous moment in his life. And all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion are on fervent display in this, his gloriously shot first color film.