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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. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part Two)

Jun 3, 2024
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Ep. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part One)

May 27, 2024
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Ep. 341 Supplemental: Zhuangzi for Closereads Evergreen Network Launch

May 20, 2024
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Ep. 341: Guest Karyn Lai on Daoism in the Zhuangzi

May 13, 2024
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Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part Two)

May 6, 2024
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Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part One)

Apr 29, 2024
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PEL 15th Anniversary and Book Release

Apr 22, 2024
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Ep. 339: Brian Ellis on the Metaphysics of Science (Part Two)

Apr 15, 2024
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Ep. 339: Brian Ellis on the Metaphysics of Science (Part One)

Apr 8, 2024
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Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

Apr 1, 2024