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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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Episode 187: The Limits of Free Speech (Part Two)

Apr 9, 2018
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Episode 187: The Limits of Free Speech (Part One)

Mar 29, 2018
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Episode 186: J.L. Austin on Doing Things with Words (Part Two)

Mar 26, 2018
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Episode 186: J.L. Austin on Doing Things with Words (Part One)

Mar 19, 2018
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Episode 185: Ethics in Homer's "Odyssey" Feat. Translator Emily Wilson (Part Two)

Mar 12, 2018
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Episode 185: Ethics in Homer's "Odyssey" Feat. Translator Emily Wilson (Part One)

Mar 5, 2018
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Episode 184: Pascal on Human Nature (Part Two)

Feb 25, 2018
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Episode 184: Pascal on Human Nature (Part One)

Feb 19, 2018
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Episode 183: Mill on Liberty (Part Two)

Feb 12, 2018
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Episode 183: Mill on Liberty (Part One)

Feb 4, 2018