Thinking and Being : Philosophy in Life and Experience / TVF International (Firm).

Socrates famously claimed "the unexamined life is not worth living." Yet from surfing to sex, playing an instrument to riding a bike, our most joyous moments are not when we are lost in thought, but when we are lost in experience. Do we reflect too much and should we explore being more, or is this a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) TVF International (Firm)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : TVF International (Firm), [2015]
Series:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Subjects:	Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (45 min., 0 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Philosophy in Life and Experience
Format:	Electronic Video

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Summary:	Socrates famously claimed "the unexamined life is not worth living." Yet from surfing to sex, playing an instrument to riding a bike, our most joyous moments are not when we are lost in thought, but when we are lost in experience. Do we reflect too much and should we explore being more, or is this a hippie illusion? The Panel Philosopher and author Robert Eaglestone, Coco de Mer founder Sam Roddick, and author of Authenticity is a Con Peter York think about philosophy in life and living in the moment.
Note:	Originally released by TVF International (Firm), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 24, 2016.
Interest Grade Level:	9 & up.
System Details:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Participant or Performer:	Barry Smith hosts.
Source of Description:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, July 16, 2016)