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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. 265: Plato's "Phaedo": Philosophy as Training for Death (Part One)

Mar 15, 2021
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PREMIUM-Ep. 264: Plato's "Timaeus" on Cosmology (Part Two)

Mar 8, 2021
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Ep. 264: Plato's "Timaeus" on Cosmology (Part One)

Mar 1, 2021
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PREMIUM-Ep. 263: Lise Van Boxel's "Warspeak" on Strategies for Valuing (Part Two)

Feb 22, 2021
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Ep. 263: Lise Van Boxel's "Warspeak" on Strategies for Valuing (Part One)

Feb 15, 2021
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PREMIUM-Ep. 262: Nietzsche on Self-Denial (Part Two)

Feb 8, 2021
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Ep. 262: Nietzsche on Self-Denial (Part One)

Feb 1, 2021
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PREMIUM-Ep. 261: Derek Parfit on Personal Identity (Part Two)

Jan 25, 2021
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Ep. 261: Derek Parfit on Personal Identity (Part One)

Jan 18, 2021
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PREMIUM-Ep. 260: Locke on Moral Psychology

Jan 11, 2021