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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. 291: Cassirer and Langer on Myth and Ritual (Part One)

Apr 11, 2022
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PEL Presents NEM#170: Bob Mould From Hüsker Dü to Sugar to Now

Apr 11, 2022
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PREMIUM-Ep. 290: Susanne Langer on Our Symbol-Making Nature (Part Two)

Apr 4, 2022
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Ep. 290: Susanne Langer on Our Symbol-Making Nature (Part One)

Mar 28, 2022
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PREMIUM-Ep. 289: Aesthetic Sense Theory: Hume (Part Two)

Mar 21, 2022
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Ep. 289: Aesthetic Sense Theory: Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Hume (Part One)

Mar 14, 2022
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PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #28: Enhanced Interrogation w/ Adal Rifai

Mar 11, 2022
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PREMIUM-Ep. 288: Scruton on Ethical Art (Part Two)

Mar 7, 2022
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Ep. 288: Scruton on Ethical Art (Part One)

Feb 28, 2022
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PREMIUM-Ep. 287: Roger Scruton on Beauty (Part Two)

Feb 21, 2022