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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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Precognition of Ep. 80: Heidegger

Aug 7, 2013
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PREMIUM-PEL Ep 79: Heraclitus on Understanding the World

Jul 15, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 78: Ayn Rand on Living Rationally

Jul 1, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 77: Santayana on the Appreciation of Beauty

Jun 9, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 76: Deleuze on What Philosophy Is

May 14, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 75: Lacan & Derrida Criticize Poe’s “The Purloined Letter”

Apr 19, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 74: Jacques Lacan’s Psychology

Apr 4, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 73: Why Do Philosophy? (And What Is It?)

Mar 23, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 72: Terrorism with Jonathan R. White

Mar 9, 2013
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PREMIUM-Episode 71: Martin Buber’s “I and Thou”

Feb 15, 2013