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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. 250: Simone Weil on Human Needs (Part One)

Aug 17, 2020
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Ep. 249: Dewey on Education and Thought (Part Two)

Aug 10, 2020
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Ep. 249: Dewey on Education and Thought (Part One)

Aug 2, 2020
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Ep. 248: Racism and Policing (Al-Saji, Merleau-Ponty, et al) (Part Two)

Jul 27, 2020
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Ep. 248: Racism and Policing (Al-Saji, Merleau-Ponty, et al) (Part One)

Jul 20, 2020
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Ep. 247: Aristotle on Rhetoric and Emotions (Part Two)

Jul 13, 2020
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Ep. 247: Aristotle on Rhetoric and Emotions (Part One)

Jul 6, 2020
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Ep. 246: Susan Sontag on Interpreting Art (Part Two)

Jun 29, 2020
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Ep. 246: Susan Sontag on Interpreting Art (Part One)

Jun 22, 2020
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Ep. 245: Fashion (Derrida, Foucault, Sontag) w/ Shahidha Bari (Part Two)

Jun 15, 2020