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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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PREMIUM-Episode 55: Wittgenstein on Language

May 2, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 54: More Buddhism and Naturalism

Apr 6, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 53: Buddhism and Naturalism with Guest Owen Flanagan

Mar 26, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 52: Philosophy and Race (DuBois, Martin Luther King, Cornel West)

Mar 17, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 51: Semiotics and Structuralism (Saussure, et al)

Feb 24, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 50: Pirsig’s “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”

Feb 3, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 49: Foucault on Power and Punishment

Jan 11, 2012
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PREMIUM-Episode 48: Merleau-Ponty on Perception and Knowledge

Dec 17, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 47: Sartre on Consciousness and the Self

Dec 1, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 46: Plato on Ethics & Religion

Nov 17, 2011