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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. 219: The Harder Problem of Consciousness (Block & Papineau)

Jul 1, 2019
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Ep. 218: The Hard Problem of Consciousness (Chalmers et al) (Part Two)

Jun 24, 2019
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Ep. 218: The Hard Problem of Consciousness (Chalmers et al) (Part One)

Jun 17, 2019
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(sub)Text #1: Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”: Poesis as Revenge Forsaken

Jun 8, 2019
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Episode 217: Discussing Calderón's "Life Is a Dream"

Jun 3, 2019
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Glimpse: Machiavellian Politics (for Partially Examined Life #14)

Jun 2, 2019
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PEL Audioplayers: "Life Is a Dream" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

May 27, 2019
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PREMIUM-Ep 216 Game of Thrones' Fantasy Politics (Part Two)

May 23, 2019
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Episode 216: Game of Thrones' Fantasy Politics

May 20, 2019
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Episode 215: Brave New World: PEL Live 10th Anniversary Show

May 13, 2019