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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 42: Feminists on Human Nature and Moral Psychology

Sep 5, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 41: Pat Churchland on the Neurobiology of Morality (Plus Hume’s Ethics)

Jul 19, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 40: Plato’s Republic: What Is Justice?

Jul 11, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 39: Schleiermacher Defends Religion

Jun 10, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 38: Bertrand Russell on Math and Logic

May 25, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 37: Locke on Political Power

May 6, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 36: More Hegel on Self-Consciousness

Apr 11, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 35: Hegel on Self-Consciousness

Apr 2, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 34: Frege on the Logic of Language

Mar 13, 2011
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PREMIUM-Episode 33: Montaigne: What Is the Purpose of Philosophy?

Feb 18, 2011