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.
Select an episode to begin listening to The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.
Episode 153: Richard Rorty: There Is No Mind-Body Problem
Episode 152: Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy in America (PEL Live!)
Episode 151: Edmund Burke’s Conservatism
PEL Special: Bill Bruford on Nakedly Examined Music #25
Episode 150: Guest Peter Singer on Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Episode 149: Plato’s “Crito”: A Performance and Discussion
Episode 148: Aristotle on Friendship and Happiness
Episode 147: Aristotle on Wisdom and Incontinence
Episode 146: Emmanuel Levinas on Overcoming Solitude