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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. 240: David Lewis on Possible Worlds and Language Games (Part Two)

Apr 13, 2020
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Ep. 240: David Lewis on Possible Worlds and Language Games (Part One)

Apr 6, 2020
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Ep. 239: Montesquieu Invents Political Science (Part Two)

Mar 30, 2020
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Ep. 239: Montesquieu Invents Political Science (Part One)

Mar 23, 2020
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Ep. 238: Lingering Questions

Mar 16, 2020
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Ep. 237: Walter Benjamin Analyzes Violence (Part Two)

Mar 9, 2020
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Ep. 237: Walter Benjamin Analyzes Violence (Part One)

Mar 2, 2020
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Ep. 236: Judith Butler Interview: "The Force of Nonviolence"

Feb 24, 2020
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PEL Presents: PMP#32: Judging "The Good Place"

Feb 19, 2020
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Ep. 235: Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" (Part Three)

Feb 17, 2020