Dopo una vittoria contro i Britanni l'imperatore Marco Aurelio, che disprezza il figlio Commodo, decide che il suo successore sarà il generale Massimo, uomo straordinario, amato da tutti. Ma Commodo uccide il padre e ordina la morte del generale e della sua famiglia. Massimo fugge in Africa, diventa gladiatore, torna a Roma dove si fa riconoscere. Diventa l'eroe del Colosseo, idolatrato dal popolo. Tanto che lo stesso Commodo non può farlo uccidere. Lo sfida a un duello nell'arena, dopo averlo vigliaccamente ferito. Massimo uccide finalmente l'orrendo imperatore.
Jeanne, docente di filosofia al primo incarico, si fa ospitare da Natasha che, in antipatia verso l'amichetta del padre sua coetanea, spinge la nuova amica tra le braccia del genitore.
French philosopher Denis Diderot produces the first encyclopedia while indulging in 18th-century decadence.
Scappata dagli orrori della Germania nazista, la filosofa ebreo-tedesca Hannah Arendt nel 1940 trova rifugio insieme al marito e alla madre negli Stati Uniti, grazie all'aiuto del giornalista americano Varian Fry. Qui, dopo aver lavorato come tutor universitario ed essere divenuta attivista della comunità ebraica di New York, comincia a collaborare con alcune testate giornalistiche. Come inviata del New Yorker in Israele, Hannah si ritrova così a seguire da vicino il processo contro il funzionario nazista Adolf Eichmann, da cui prende spunto per scrivere La banalità del male, un libro che andrà incontro a molte controversie.
Author Ayn Rand becomes involved with a much younger and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.
A young woman named Julia brings her fiance and his mother to a village in India to meet her father and brother. Hospitality proves in short supply and things take a turn for the worse when Julia's seductive younger sister arrives.
The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept, the banality of evil, in her 1963 book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann (1906-62), held in Israel in 1961, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine.
Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
Nato nell'odierna Algeria, Agostino (354-430) divenne vescovo di Ippona nel 395. In precedenza, dopo aver insegnato retorica a Tagaste e a Cartagine, fu a Roma e a Milano, dove si convertì al Cristianesimo.
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
What is the purpose of our existence ? What is the soul ? Which are the power of mind, of conscience ? What is our link to nature ? Pondering these existential questions, this movie invites us to find out an universal wisdom, meeting shamans, healers, yogis, but also philosophers and doctors. From Mongolia plains to the Amazonian forest, it leads us far than we expected at first.
In 2017 Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The famous philosopher Bruno is curing his writers' block in Lapland, when he gets an invitation to the President's Grand Ball in Helsinki. The railway systems are frozen and he misses the only plane, but the Laplander Jallu agrees to drive him 1200 km (745 miles) south.
In the moment when Belgrade industrialist Života Cvijović had dreams to marry off his son Milorad, Doctor of Philosophy, to a minister of transport's daughter, a telegram from Milorad's professor from Heidelberg arrives, saying that he wants to visit them. Bad luck is that Velimir, a poor student, was financed by Milorad, and studying under his name received a diploma.
Director Victor Kossakovsky dedicated his documentary debut to the Russian philosopher and religious thinker Alexey Fedorovich Losev (1893-1988), who died shortly after the completion of the film.
Lucien is a high school student lost in a meaningless adolescence. One day, he comes across a book by Nietzsche. This literary encounter is an absolute love at first sight, which leads to their meeting - in real life. The philosopher will then help Lucien to open himself to the girl he has a crush on.
"Finding Joseph I" is a feature documentary chronicling the eccentric life and struggles of punk rock reggae singer, Paul "HR" Hudson, a.k.a. Joseph I, the legendary lead singer from Bad Brains.
Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public television series in the United States.
This documentary retraces the life of Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973), French Christian philosopher. In evoking his life, it paints a portrait of the 20th century: the scientism of the Sorbonne, the rise of Nazism, the Resistance, Free France, Christian Democracy in South America, but also art, freedom, peace and love for the human person. Jacques Maritain, in the torments of the 20th century, of it's murderous madness and it's hope for peace, holds a secret: his ineffable and faithful love for his wife Raïssa, the inspiration for his political commitments and his philosophical thought.