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Showing 1 - 10 of 165 titles with a criteria of Available to public libraries AND Subject is Philosophy, Critical Thinking and Ethics
Adam Smith, The Birth of the Free Market
Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade. (Episode 1 of the Capitalism series)
Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
Agent Orange
A look at the long-term effects, on U.S. soldiers, the Vietnamese people, and the environment of Vietnam, of the spraying of Agent Orange on Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Icarus Films | 2007 | 66 minutes
Althusser, an Intellectual Adventure
Centered around the only filmed interview ever given by acclaimed French philosopher Louis Althusser, who murdered his wife, Helene, a few weeks after the interview was given.
Icarus Films | 2016 | 55 minutes
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
Abigail Disney looks at the Disney family legacy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.
GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 87 minutes
American Revolutionary
The life of Chinese-American civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs
GOOD DOCS | 2013 | 82 minutes
Antonio Negri
Traces the biography and current relevance of this controversial moral and political philosopher, his work, and his contemporary role as an intellectual leader of the anti-globalization movement.
Icarus Films | 2004 | 52 minutes
Argentina: Hope in Hard Times
The Argentine people, in the face of economic collapse, provide a hopeful example for the rest of us.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 74 minutes
Argentina: Turning Around
An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.
Bullfrog Films | 2008 | 37 minutes
The Art of Being Human
A remarkable artist who helps us see the humanity in others.
Bullfrog Films | 1995 | 28 minutes
Balakrishna
When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend.
National Film Board of Canada | 2019 | 15 minutes
