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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

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Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Two)

Jun 5, 2023
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Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One)

May 29, 2023
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PREMIUM-Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part Two)

May 22, 2023
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Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part One)

May 15, 2023
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Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part Two)

May 8, 2023
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Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part One)

May 1, 2023
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PREMIUM-Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part Two)

Apr 24, 2023
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Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part One)

Apr 17, 2023
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PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap April 2023

Apr 14, 2023
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Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part Two)

Apr 10, 2023