Check out this awesomely insane forthcoming film by Tao Ruspoli, about philosophy and the reception of Heidegger. It’s called Being in the World, and the filmmaker characterizes it as “an attempt to bring profound philisophical ideas to a non-academic audience.” From the film blurb:

Being in the World is a celebration of human beings, and our ability, through the mastery of physical, intellectual and creative skills, to find meaning in the world around us. In this film, Hubert Dreyfus takes us on a gripping and surprising journey around the world meeting extraordinary people, showing how we go from following rules to proficiency, to becoming masters in the form artists, craftsmen, athletes, and, ultimately, unique human beings attuned to the sacred.

Apart from Dreyfus, philosophers appearing in the film include Taylor Carman, Mark Wrathall, Sean Kelly, Iain Thompson, and John Haugeland.

There’s a trailer on the website. I can’t embed it, so you’ll have to go watch it over there.

published March 22, 2010

Comments

  1. Matt

    Intriguing film but completely bizarre biography of the director Ruspoli. He’s an aristocrat apparently and this is to enhance you experience, how?