https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-philosophy-podcast--6998604enPhilosophyCopyright Mariahttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc060f6126ac21ec98f238e6aae2de6e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-philosophy-podcast--6998604Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:09 +0000MariaMariafeeds@spreaker.comThe 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...trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-397-federalist-papers-live-part-two--73735038partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>7601b720-034a-4c78-89b5-0eadadf1a5afMon, 10 Aug 2026 02:28:00 +0000MariaWe now have a free-form discussion in light of what was raised in part one about the Federalist Papers and Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July Speech: What should we do about the problems identified? Is the system broken beyond repair? Was it built...partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-258-dan-montgomery-direct-communication--73739077danmontgomery.bandcamp.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>2b8c23bf-c72b-4761-809a-bdaf4168b984Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0000MariaDan was Ben Vaughn's sound-man and released his first solo album of Americana rock in 2004. We discuss "Busted" from his eighth album (produced by Vaughn), the just Dan-and-his guitar effort Dispatches from the Desert, then "Beaumont" from Cast-Iron...danmontgomery.bandcamp.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>4309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-122-hello-from-iran-w-amirali-maleki--73631032Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code IMPROV at oneskin.co/IMPROV.]]>065bf02b-ee95-4fb2-b14d-91432b53e5ddFri, 07 Aug 2026 17:37:00 +0000MariaAmirAli is a philosophy researcher in Iran who tries to make Islamic philosophy speak to and with the West. We hear about doing philosophy in the "Islamic Republic of Iran," life during wartime, the relationship between play and philosophy, Islamic...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code IMPROV at oneskin.co/IMPROV.]]>2788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/announcement-mark-s-key-ideas-in-the-philosophy-of-mind-fall-2026-class--73628163partiallyexaminedlife.com/class, or go ahead and sign up via partiallyexaminedlife.com/enrollment.]]>1443b290-47ff-46f7-accb-ea35c32ac967Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0000MariaEnrollment is now open for our new online class. It will be nine 75 min sessions, running from late Aug. to mid Dec., starting with Aristotle and Descartes but then spending the rest of the time on the most influential texts in this area since 1950:...partiallyexaminedlife.com/class, or go ahead and sign up via partiallyexaminedlife.com/enrollment.]]>116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-397-federalist-papers-live-part-one--73366323partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's fall philosophy of mind class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>bc10c3b8-1946-46c4-b80f-e8513669e26bMon, 03 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000MariaTo celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, we gathered in front of a lovely audience near Madison WI to discuss Federalist Papers 70, 78, 39, 54, 10 by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison from 1787-1788, Anti-Federalist Papers 78-80 (aka Brutus 11 and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's fall philosophy of mind class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3799falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-227-the-odyssey-epic-film--73506750prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PMP at oneskin.co/PMP.]]>1e3c81ac-5a0c-42a0-a106-a6de52059febSat, 01 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0000MariaWe discuss the already over-discussed Christopher Nolan adaptation of Homer's classic poem. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al discuss their cinema-going experiences, Ludwig Göransson's soundtrack, choices re. the book-to-film transition, the various...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PMP at oneskin.co/PMP.]]>3296falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-257-josh-joplin-doesn-t-look-back-until-now--73290352joshjoplingroup.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>e5e0ccc9-4399-4a3d-bab8-0fac042e4904Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0000MariaWith his roots in folk, Josh released three rock albums in the '90s before his big hit "Camera One," from Useful Music (2001), which is getting a Silver Anniversary rework/reissue. (The intro music for this episode is the new version.) He has released...joshjoplingroup.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>4565falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-396-peirce-on-knowledge-part-two--73187641partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's Key Ideas in the Philosophy of Mind fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>979ff918-b1da-464d-ad09-812170cb9c25Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000MariaContinuing on "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed for Man" and "Some Consequences of Four Incapacities." We talk about inference, the self, introspection, willing, the limits on what kinds of terms can have meaning, and more. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's Key Ideas in the Philosophy of Mind fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-galen-strawson-on-panpsychism-part-one--73187644patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>f6e38341-6453-4b17-b217-b183deb3c3afMon, 27 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0000MariaOn "Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism" (2008). Strawson argues that physicalism should not just be taken as matter in motion. Instead, the physical is a broader category that includes not just chairs and molecules, but also "my...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>3411falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-226-toy-story-played-out--73151632prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsors: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PMP at oneskin.co/PMP. Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>58b52a59-7a84-4cee-8551-1f8fc52e2123Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:35:00 +0000MariaIn light of Toy Story 5, the gang (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al) consider the Pixar franchise that started in 1995. We consider the premise whereby your toys are loyal slaves that come to life whenever unobserved, the critique of screen-play in the...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsors: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PMP at oneskin.co/PMP. Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>3437falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/galen-strawson-on-panpsychism-part-one--73633956 Read along with us. Note: This feed is likely going away soon. To keep getting your Closereads, entirely free and now ad-free, go sign up and get your private URL from ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>771cd5f4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-db691e0d8289Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000MariaOn "Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism" (2008). Strawson argues that physicalism should not just be taken as matter in motion. Instead, the physical is a broader category that includes not just chairs and molecules, but also "my... Read along with us. Note: This feed is likely going away soon. To keep getting your Closereads, entirely free and now ad-free, go sign up and get your private URL from ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3428falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-396-peirce-on-knowledge-part-one--73063115partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel.]]>9dc56aa2-ade9-4302-ae28-e12987980170Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:25:00 +0000MariaOn 1868 essays by Charles Sanders Peirce: "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed for Man" and "Some Consequences of Four Incapacities." Do we know when knowledge is intuitive? Is there any such thing as intuitive knowledge? Do we directly...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel.]]>2973falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-121-meat-suit-dolls-w-maddie-mutations--73089701maddiemutations.com) joins Mary and Mark to talk about her Doll Court show, clown types and the role of the fool, failing on stage, cities as women, silly villains, and more. Will Carol overcome her anxiety to go into the big meeting? Will Maddie keep all the nice dolls to herself? What should the demands of the LA doll union be? How edgy can a clown be? We wrap up with an exercise about numeric levels of joy. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code IMPROV at oneskin.co/IMPROV.]]>a63d6191-b2db-4975-8ea2-40c57b90b36bSat, 18 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0000MariaThe LA-based clown, multimedia performance artist, and doll stylist (see https://maddiemutations.com/) joins Mary and Mark to talk about her Doll Court show, clown types and the role of the fool, failing on stage, cities as women, silly villains, and...maddiemutations.com) joins Mary and Mark to talk about her Doll Court show, clown types and the role of the fool, failing on stage, cities as women, silly villains, and more. Will Carol overcome her anxiety to go into the big meeting? Will Maddie keep all the nice dolls to herself? What should the demands of the LA doll union be? How edgy can a clown be? We wrap up with an exercise about numeric levels of joy. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code IMPROV at oneskin.co/IMPROV.]]>3180falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-256-bruce-soord-pineapple-thief-heartbreaking-prog-by-ear--73031829brucesoord.com and pineapplethief.com. We discuss "Pillars" from Ghosts in the Park (his 2026 solo album) and some Pineapple Thief tracks: the title track from It Leads to This (2024), "Clapham" from 10 Stories Down (2005), remixed for 3000 Days (2008), plus to conclude "Alone at Sea" from Magnolia (2014). Intro: "Private Paradise" by from Abducted at Birth (1999, originally called Abducting the Unicorn). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic, which will get you access to a bonus episode with Bruce from 2018.]]>4cbc1f3c-d87b-4503-b4db-d0d2be51a716Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:18:00 +0000MariaBruce started as guitarist for the '90s for Vulgar Unicorn and started Pineapple Thief as a solo project in 1999, though it quickly became a full band. He's released 16 studio albums with Pineapple Thief and four solo albums. More...brucesoord.com and pineapplethief.com. We discuss "Pillars" from Ghosts in the Park (his 2026 solo album) and some Pineapple Thief tracks: the title track from It Leads to This (2024), "Clapham" from 10 Stories Down (2005), remixed for 3000 Days (2008), plus to conclude "Alone at Sea" from Magnolia (2014). Intro: "Private Paradise" by from Abducted at Birth (1999, originally called Abducting the Unicorn). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic, which will get you access to a bonus episode with Bruce from 2018.]]>4261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-396-peirce-on-knowledge-part-two-for-supporters--730590865d5dcbd2-365c-4ca9-97d6-c38535944e8aThu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000MariaContinuing on "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed for Man" and "Some Consequences of Four Incapacities." We talk about inference, the self, introspection, willing, the limits on what kinds of terms can have meaning, and more.3189falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-395-c-s-lewis-argues-for-christianity-part-two--72944515partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>e1ab3796-09ff-4e21-83e5-4e7cb1bdb105Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:36:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Mere Christianity (1952). We discuss his take on the problem of evil, how happiness is impossible without Christ, our potential to evolve from bios (biological nature) vs. zoe (spiritual nature), sexual morality, pride, and more. Get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>3376falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-hegel-on-faith-vs-the-enlightenment-aka-pel-394-pt-3--7293761394f4e46c-bbef-4b77-89a4-4c587d5f6ddcSun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Maria3463falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-225-survivor-the-constant-with-wes--72934697prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>53999762-3f6f-4027-9d6f-762b81213d86Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:22:00 +0000MariaSurvivor has remained a top-rated show since its debut in 2000, and some of us (Sarahlyn and our guest Wes Alwan) have stuck with it throughout, Mark just watched when it came out and had to catch up, and some of us (Lawrence and Al) had not...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>3341falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-faith-vs-the-enlightenment--73633992megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7c02db18-90e1-11f1-9e2e-039e1e305b31Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:38:00 +0000MariaOn Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, sec. 551-559, which are sections assigned for but not actually covered on The Partially Examined Life ep. 394. We get more info on how The Enlightenment supposedly mischaracterizes faith, but also how faith sees The...megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-395-c-s-lewis-argues-for-christianity-part-one--72834808partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel.]]>61d45e97-6dc1-4d43-a082-549cc868c9f6Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000MariaOn Mere Christianity (1952), where Lewis presents the moral argument for the existence of God and present Christianity as uniquely solving the human conundrum that our moral phenomenology presents, i.e. that the moral law is real in us yet we can...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel.]]>2890falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-120-mark-and-mary-in-the-struggle-club--72859107Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>fb8fa31e-5932-4da2-82e0-c694d344ac02Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:27:00 +0000MariaYour wise and authoritative hosts explore forms of respectful address, what counts as good philosophy, the holodeck full-contact Fantasy Island experience, status in economic transactions, Trek not War, default improv scenarios, fear of playfulness,...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>3235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-394-hegel-on-faith-vs-the-enlightenment-part-two--72734489partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday';s security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2f11f561-114e-4afc-b005-2cca38b8e489Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:57:00 +0000MariaWe conclude our treatment for the moment of the Spirit section of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, sec. 527-73. Hegel's diagnosis: The Enlightenment and faith only seem to be in conflict because they are two sides of "pure consciousness," i.e. thought...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday';s security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3274falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-255-michael-timmins-cowboy-junkies-mellow-but-energized--72730072cowboyjunkies.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>1522e2a8-4c3f-4ac0-89d8-465a85e53b63Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:43:00 +0000MariaMichael is the songwriter and guitarist for the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies (featuring two of his siblings and a childhood friend), with whom he's released 20+ studio albums and several live albums since 1989. We discuss "Throw a Match" from Such...cowboyjunkies.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>4435falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-224-fantasy-novels-galore--72697910the upcoming Mistborn/Cosmere adaptations, as we're both into Brandon Sanderson. We also talk about The Wheel of Time, Rings of Power, Earthsea, Shannara, Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb, Stephen R. Donaldson, Patrick Rothfuss, Tad Williams, and of course Harry Potter. Sponsor: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>b759ed14-f419-4863-8e70-88baed355be4Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:15:00 +0000MariaMark and Al share their mutual interest in fantasy novels. Is "high fantasy" fundamentally different than what enjoyed as kids? Did Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and HBO's Game of Thrones show us that these big books are adaptable, or were they...the upcoming Mistborn/Cosmere adaptations, as we're both into Brandon Sanderson. We also talk about The Wheel of Time, Rings of Power, Earthsea, Shannara, Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb, Stephen R. Donaldson, Patrick Rothfuss, Tad Williams, and of course Harry Potter. Sponsor: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>3947falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-394-hegel-on-faith-vs-the-enlightenment-part-one--72625395partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2013088c-16b7-4152-9270-db50e98395ccMon, 22 Jun 2026 03:11:00 +0000MariaOn Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), sec. 527-73, i.e. "Faith and Pure Insight" and "The Struggle of Enlightenment with Superstition." Picking up where we left off in this book, an intangible part of us ("pure consciousness") escapes the...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2850falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-119-ms-philosophy-vs-improv-w-mary-and-jenny--72603688frequent guest Jennifer Hansen (philosopher at St. Lawrence University). They chat about being hot in a hostile world, interacting with AI, fighting with parrots, and they act out scenes involving the f*cks store and the actress who is too perfect. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>1f21fd7a-ac6d-4411-8603-f26bb4ca9219Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:49:00 +0000MariaWhat would PvI be with zero masculine energy? This episode features your usual co-host Mary Hynes and our https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/tag/jennifer-hansen/ (https://www.stlawu.edu/people/dr-jennifer-l-hansen). They chat about being hot in a...frequent guest Jennifer Hansen (philosopher at St. Lawrence University). They chat about being hot in a hostile world, interacting with AI, fighting with parrots, and they act out scenes involving the f*cks store and the actress who is too perfect. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>3495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-394-hegel-on-faith-vs-the-enlightenment-part-two-for-supporters--72604522partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>ac5cb15d-4edf-4f51-bd9d-ffc316892df6Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:16:00 +0000MariaWe conclude our treatment for the moment of the Spirit section of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, sec. 527-73. Hegel's diagnosis: The Enlightenment and faith only seem to be in conflict because they are two sides of "pure consciousness," i.e. thought...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2997falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-393-kant-vs-hegel-part-two--72529658partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>fd6fbb5d-0251-43af-a5eb-3ae525644173Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:10:00 +0000MariaConcluding our treatment of Ch. 2 of Hegel's Faith and Knowledge (1802). Hegel wants to connect various ideas in Kant: The idea of an "intuitive, achetypal intellect" which we have to refer to in explaining biology, the synthesizing imagination that...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-254-teddy-thompson-gets-off-the-sofa--72524359teddythompson.net. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>ba13079d-2090-465d-a58e-6d06d4bfa6afSun, 14 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0000MariaThe golden-voiced son on Richard and Linda is more tied to '50s/'60s rock and country than he his to his parents' folk influences, and he's recorded ten albums of tuneful, straightforward but highly idiosyncratic rock and country tunes since 2000. We...teddythompson.net. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>4300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-223-what-is-star-wars-now--72484958prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>11adb6e4-6e2e-469a-80ff-b8534329c5cbThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:41:00 +0000MariaIn light of The Mandalorian and Grogu (and the Disney+ Darth Maul cartoon), we (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) check back in with Star Wars. Is it now "just another franchise"? Does the movie meet expectations? What's the right volume of Star Wars...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>3334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-393-kant-vs-hegel-part-one--72411084partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about PEL Live in Madison July 11 at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>c86ccc16-5018-4fb8-b44d-a8124c601afeMon, 08 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Ch. 2 of Hegel's Faith and Knowledge (1802) , plus some of the material being critiqued from Kant's Critique of Judgment (1790), chiefly sec. 76 and 77. Kant's third critique is not just about beauty but about apprehending nature, and he...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about PEL Live in Madison July 11 at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>3106falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-118-aphoristically-w-andrea-roccella--72407432Italian teacher with a broad performing background who's written a book of philosophical, poetic aphorisms called Think Town: self-help reflections and directives about fear, ego, happiness, etc. There's a long history of aphorisms in philosophy, and philosophy invented the self-help genre, but how does philosophy work given the lack of argumentation? We explore the monster under the bed, AI agents, making philosophy personally applicable, being receptive, DOT ego secretions, and more. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>a4ebea14-18bd-4e4c-a6a9-3aadd42571e9Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000MariaMark and Mary are joined by Andrea, an https://www.udemy.com/user/andrea-roccella/ with a broad performing background who's written a book of philosophical, poetic aphorisms called https://insidethinktown.com/: self-help reflections and directives...Italian teacher with a broad performing background who's written a book of philosophical, poetic aphorisms called Think Town: self-help reflections and directives about fear, ego, happiness, etc. There's a long history of aphorisms in philosophy, and philosophy invented the self-help genre, but how does philosophy work given the lack of argumentation? We explore the monster under the bed, AI agents, making philosophy personally applicable, being receptive, DOT ego secretions, and more. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>3055falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-horkheimer-and-adorno-on-the-odyssey-part-one--72377736patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>2520085d-ebce-4431-b7c2-d7f32b1bc6ccFri, 05 Jun 2026 22:49:00 +0000MariaWe read part of The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944), specifically the parts about Homer's epic as an allegory for the merely apparent triumph of modernism (capitalism, instrumental reason) over myth (savagery, magical thinking). Subscribe to...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>3662falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-392-early-hegel-elevates-reason-part-two--72269785partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>03a52542-c9b9-4cab-b7d0-ffac645db5d0Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Faith and Knowledge (1802), Ch. 1 and 2. We start off by discussing how beauty might give us a window into things-in-themselves according to the Romantics, who were in part following Kant's lead. Also, what version of the ontological...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3013falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nem-253-synth-scaper-richard-barbieri-japan-porcupine-tree--72264460richardbarbieri.bandcamp.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>c21e6566-3fbc-4f12-b0e3-01eb6aa23d9aSun, 31 May 2026 17:11:00 +0000MariaRichard played with art-rock band Japan from 1975 through their five albums, then continued to collaborate with members of that group, releasing several increasingly atmospheric albums as Jansen-Barbieri, Jansen-Barbieri-Karn, Rain Tree Crow, et al....richardbarbieri.bandcamp.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>4492falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-222-lordlings-of-the-flies--72216260claude.ai/pmp. Get more at prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>9c427657-4a9a-41d7-90fc-068d802155b7Thu, 28 May 2026 21:33:00 +0000MariaIn light of the new, well-acted and well-shot BBC/Netflix adaptation, we discuss William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies and its previous (1963, 1991) adaptations. Featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al. What do we think of the updates made...claude.ai/pmp. Get more at prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>3093falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-392-early-hegel-elevates-reason-part-one--72149772partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>76a3934a-27a5-464d-aacb-1a131bda5b7dMon, 25 May 2026 04:33:00 +0000MariaOn Faith and Knowledge (1802), Ch. 1 and 2. Famously, Kant critiqued Reason to effectively forbid theology and metaphysics, and a young G.W.F. Hegel was not happy about that. He argues against the reduction of Reason to merely applying to the realm of...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3198falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-391-habermas-defends-modernity-part-three--72149785the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>a938ea52-3c16-4db6-9e1b-8686e6428e4cSun, 24 May 2026 04:44:00 +0000MariaYour four hosts review the critiques of modernity, try to figure out where Kant fits in, and then discuss Habermas' characterization of Nietzsche's anti-Enlightenment project. If you're not...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>626falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-117-mark-and-mary-in-the-triboobal-aftermath--72104203our REDACTED episode, and so we talk about the lessons we learned from that and start thinking about what it is to be out of one's comfort zone: how do fear and ego issues interact? Is playfulness a lack of professionalism? Are both arrogance and humility products of fear? Plus, cutting-edge surgery reality shows, Schrödinger's hostile cat and Dr. Brenda's sentient food samples, Bishop Jim vs. Trudy the Innocent, and more! Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>a8e8e87b-02ff-4be9-92f3-621484b5abe3Thu, 21 May 2026 20:44:00 +0000MariaWe are REELING from https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-157088790, and so we talk about the lessons we learned from that and start thinking about what it is to be out of one's comfort zone: how do fear and ego issues interact? Is playfulness a...our REDACTED episode, and so we talk about the lessons we learned from that and start thinking about what it is to be out of one's comfort zone: how do fear and ego issues interact? Is playfulness a lack of professionalism? Are both arrogance and humility products of fear? Plus, cutting-edge surgery reality shows, Schrödinger's hostile cat and Dr. Brenda's sentient food samples, Bishop Jim vs. Trudy the Innocent, and more! Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>3194falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horkheimer-adorno-on-the-odyssey-part-one--73633967 Read along with us; Ch. 2, "Odysseus or Myth and Enlightenment," starts on PDF p56 (p35), but we quickly backtrack to the first mention of Odysseus in Ch. 1 (the same essay we began previously) on PDF p46 (p25). Note: This feed is likely going away soon. To keep getting your Closereads, entirely free and now ad-free, go sign up and get your private URL from patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>75eb7ad2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-d726a1ef0a5bWed, 20 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000MariaWe read part of The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944), specifically the parts about Homer's epic as an allegory for the merely apparent triumph of modernism (capitalism, instrumental reason) over myth (savagery, magical thinking). Homer is odd for... Read along with us; Ch. 2, "Odysseus or Myth and Enlightenment," starts on PDF p56 (p35), but we quickly backtrack to the first mention of Odysseus in Ch. 1 (the same essay we began previously) on PDF p46 (p25). Note: This feed is likely going away soon. To keep getting your Closereads, entirely free and now ad-free, go sign up and get your private URL from patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3587falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-391-habermas-defends-modernity-part-two--72050388partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. including a supporter-only part three to this episode. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>084fdde5-9352-4889-89ec-d6095ff26322Mon, 18 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000MariaContinuing on on The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, Ch. 1, 2, and 5 with guest John Ganz. We further discuss Habermas' characterizations of Hegel's take on modernity and eventually get to Adorno and Horkheimer, whose dismissals of modernity...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. including a supporter-only part three to this episode. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-221-streep-does-prada--72026482prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>1979dfa7-bcf5-4630-9817-24c2af20929eFri, 15 May 2026 22:46:00 +0000MariaWe discuss the career of Meryl Streep in light of The Devil Wears Prada 2, insofar as we (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) have a hold of it; she's been in over 65 films! Is she really the best actor on the planet? Did Prada need a sequel? We all...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.]]>3126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-391-habermas-defends-modernity-part-one--71956265partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Scribe Optimize Workflow AI platform at Scribe.how/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>e1e255ed-99bf-4e13-97c1-42b87cfbfec1Mon, 11 May 2026 12:03:00 +0000MariaOn Jürgen Habermas' The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity (1985), featuring guest John Ganz.  Habermas defines modernity as Enlightenment ideals, discusses what's wrong with them (subjectivity), how Hegel argues constructively that a social element...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Scribe Optimize Workflow AI platform at Scribe.how/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-252-folk-legend-tom-paxton--71971284Tom was an integral member of the Greenwich Village early '60s folk scene (playing originals regularly before Bob Dylan did). His tunes have been covered by Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Harry Belafonte, and many others. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2009. We talk about "Rebel Gal" from Together Again (2026) (a collaborative album with John McCutcheon), "If the Poor Don't Matter" from Redemption Road (2015), "Mr. Blue" from Morning Again (1968), and "The Death of Stephen Biko" (with Anne Hills and Bob Gibson) from Best of Friends (live in 1984, released in 2004; the song was originally recorded for Heroes, 1978). Intro: "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" from Rambin' Boy (1964). More at tompaxton.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>3163b9eb-ef81-44a3-abd0-9fdf78d39317Sat, 09 May 2026 06:02:00 +0000Mariahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Paxton was an integral member of the Greenwich Village early '60s folk scene (playing originals regularly before Bob Dylan did). His tunes have been covered by Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Willie...Tom was an integral member of the Greenwich Village early '60s folk scene (playing originals regularly before Bob Dylan did). His tunes have been covered by Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Harry Belafonte, and many others. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2009. We talk about "Rebel Gal" from Together Again (2026) (a collaborative album with John McCutcheon), "If the Poor Don't Matter" from Redemption Road (2015), "Mr. Blue" from Morning Again (1968), and "The Death of Stephen Biko" (with Anne Hills and Bob Gibson) from Best of Friends (live in 1984, released in 2004; the song was originally recorded for Heroes, 1978). Intro: "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" from Rambin' Boy (1964). More at tompaxton.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>3358falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-390-diderot-debates-a-cynic-part-two--71848061partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>7114a027-00ee-4d78-a7d2-e46c7fb3d6eaMon, 04 May 2026 03:32:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Rameau's Nephew, getting further into Rameau's philosophy and practices and trying to figure out what this anti-hero can tell us about ethics, given that he displays the virtue of being candid about his own vices. We talk about "trade...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3143falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lionel-trilling-on-sincerity-part-one--73633963what we've been talking about on The Partially Examined Life. Read along with us. Watch this as unedited video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>77989a5e-90e1-11f1-9e2e-5bebb22226dbFri, 01 May 2026 13:48:00 +0000MariaOn Ch. 2 "The Honest Soul and the Disintegrated Consciousness" in Sincerity and Authenticity (1972). This chapter focuses on a reading of Diderot's Rameau's Nephew and what Hegel made of it in the Phenomenology, so it's essentially for us a second...what we've been talking about on The Partially Examined Life. Read along with us. Watch this as unedited video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3506falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-390-diderot-debates-a-cynic-part-one--71741516partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel.]]>e1ca1bd5-2d2f-4799-baf4-413ce8798abdMon, 27 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0000MariaOn Denis Diderot's Rameau's Nephew, a dialogue written in the 1760s. Is virtue necessary for happiness, or in the real world, is vice necessary to get by? Diderot's character Rameau argues the latter: that philosophical morality is problematic, and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel.]]>3031falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-220-peaky-blinders-gangs-of-birmingham--71780938prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>d82b8f4d-d914-47b8-9bae-047845bd90faSun, 26 Apr 2026 14:58:00 +0000MariaWe discuss Steven Knight's six-seasons-and-a-movie historical crime show Peaky Blinders, featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al. Does the show live up to its initial excellence? It's got a great emotional premise (post-WWI PTSD), and there's a...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp.]]>3267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-251-dr-alan-williams-birdsong-at-morning--71742116alanwilliamsevidence.com. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>44507c5c-12d0-4273-ba0d-f1c37539476aSat, 25 Apr 2026 17:04:00 +0000MariaAlan released two albums with folk-rock band Knots and Crosses in the early 90s, put out one solo album, then became a recording engineer and earned a PhD in ethnomusicology. He released three albums between 2010-2019 fronting Birdsong at Morning and...alanwilliamsevidence.com. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>5844falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-389-hegel-on-wealth-and-power-part-two--71741477shopify.com/pel. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>363bf277-7733-40f4-84f3-c98542e3af25Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:16:00 +0000MariaConcluding on "Culture and its Realm of Actuality," in Hegel's Phenomenology via sections 519-526. We get into some of the ironic psychology here: In giving loyalty to the king, the nobles actually boost themselves qua givers. They should be grateful...shopify.com/pel. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2923falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-116-full-bird-mode-w-bj-lange--71741399Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>d9635d43-43a0-4b6f-b42b-4b8e25a60dbeSat, 18 Apr 2026 16:14:00 +0000MariaBJ is an LA improviser/actor/TV host (who teaches wounded warriors among others), and he chats with Mark and Mary about migratory patterns, TV shows that date you, how to draw in students, the realness of birds, and playing unsafe characters. Scenes...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>2696falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-219-weir-ed-sci-fi-hail-mary-and-the-martian--71741418prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>26b9bc26-7353-49ee-979f-ae910a994ad9Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:34:00 +0000MariaWe discuss the hard sci-fi film Project Hail Mary, which along with The Martian (2015) was based on a novel by Andy Weir and adapted by Drew Goddard. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al consider how hard we actually like our sci-fi, the directors of these...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>3202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-389-hegel-on-wealth-and-power-part-one--71741546partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel.]]>58a21b1d-013c-490d-8adf-657fe2add97cMon, 13 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Hegel's Phenomenology, "Spirit" chapter, now up to sections 511-526, which finishes off the sub-section of "Self-Alienated Spirit" called "Culture and its Realm of Actuality." Whereas in our last discussion, obeying the state (public...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel.]]>3200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-250-bill-pritchard-the-tourist--71742067Bill is a singer/songwriter who recorded five albums of catchy tunes between 1989 and 1991, then retired but came back a vengeance in 2014. He's now just released his 13th album, Haunted, and we talk about "Perpetual Tourist" and listen at the end to the title track from that, "Trentham" from A Trip to the Coast (2014) and "Pigalle on a Tuesday is Charming" from Parce Que (1988). Intro: "Tommy & Co," from Three Months, Three Weeks and Two Days (1989). More at billprichardmusic.com. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>0037b956-30ce-4cd0-af19-bd4171788499Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:28:00 +0000Mariahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pritchard is a singer/songwriter who recorded five albums of catchy tunes between 1989 and 1991, then retired but came back a vengeance in 2014. He's now just released his 13th album, Haunted, and we talk about...Bill is a singer/songwriter who recorded five albums of catchy tunes between 1989 and 1991, then retired but came back a vengeance in 2014. He's now just released his 13th album, Haunted, and we talk about "Perpetual Tourist" and listen at the end to the title track from that, "Trentham" from A Trip to the Coast (2014) and "Pigalle on a Tuesday is Charming" from Parce Que (1988). Intro: "Tommy & Co," from Three Months, Three Weeks and Two Days (1989). More at billprichardmusic.com. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>3949falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-kierkegaard-on-subjective-knowledge--71741496patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 3-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>093fdd28-1771-4d4e-9cec-b087ba8f31c9Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:42:00 +0000MariaOn an excerpt from Soren Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript (1846) that critiques Hegel's idea of logic (dialectic) and then argues for his own conception of "truth as subjectivity." Subscribe to Closereads (and get a link to this text...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 3-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>3742falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/galen-strawson-against-narrativity-part-one--73633981Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>75b3987e-90e1-11f1-9e2e-47b03247d0ffThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0000MariaOn "Against Narrativity" (2004), where Galen (son of P.F.) argues that the prevalent philosophical and cultural camp is wrong. This objectionable camp (the Narratives) says that we understand our lives by telling ourselves a story about ourselves....Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3577falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-388-hegel-on-culture-part-two--71741697partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>5211c22f-ffa1-424f-8fe3-9e133341c31eMon, 06 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the "Spirit" chapter (more specifically. "Culture and its realm of actuality") in Hegel's Phenomenology, now covering sec. 490-510. How exactly does the process of acculturation work? Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3436falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-115-mary-and-mark-astro-logically--71741388Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>821a219b-1d0d-4826-9333-0ac18a906448Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:24:00 +0000MariaIn this pitched, high-stakes battle, your hosts have it out about astrological biases, doing offensive accents, letting go of control in an improv scene, and group-based restrictions on who you feel you date. Does Jesus have time to appear on your...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.]]>2949falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-218-all-the-scream-ing--71741453prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>e8a14433-a19d-430c-8678-aa1e1f3e738aFri, 03 Apr 2026 02:28:00 +0000MariaWe talk about the Scream meta-slasher film franchise, from the original Wes Craven /Kevin Williamson 1996 debut starring Neve Campbell, and Courtney Cox to the new one (#7), still with three out of four of those participants (Wes Craven being dead)....prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>3405falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-388-hegel-on-culture-part-one--71741458partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>60f6258c-2642-4642-a9c0-50238f1ef927Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:42:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Hegel's Phenomenology, "Spirit" chapter, now up to sections 484-510, which is the first part of "Self-Alienated Spirit. Culture." In Hegel's ongoing semi-mythical story about the development of the modern self and society, we're now at a...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2699falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-249-kavus-torabi-now-leads-gong--71742115nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>cd533cda-9c44-4329-94b8-1653717b6f37Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000MariaKavus began in dual-guitar London math-rock bands in the '90s, joined The Cardiacs for their final lineup. His band Knifeworld released the first of its four albums in 2009, he released solo albums in 2020 and 2024, and since 2014 he has released six...nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic.]]>5568falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-387-hegel-on-law-part-two--71741970partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.]]>e70a1e1d-f199-4994-bab8-bf2142173d26Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:54:00 +0000MariaContinuing on on sec. 469-483 of Hegel's Phenomenology, finishing the analysis of Antigone and bringing in Oedipus to say why the conflict between types of law is both criminal and destined. We then turn to the aftermath: a society alienated from law...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.]]>3719falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-114-earning-crazy-town-w-jenny-hansen--71741612Jennifer L. Hansen, one of the most frequent guest on Mark's podcasts and expert in feminist philosophy, here hits it off with our new host Mary. We act out vegan jerky time, snacktime at the all-girls clubhouse, and two gals getting pulled over by a cop. Does the "come debate me" style of philosophy include unnecessarily masculine tropes? How does this Charlie Kirk model relate to what Socrates was doing? What are alternative, fun ways to get students to talk in philosophy classes? Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>0e959731-cde2-4b64-b620-f0b4eadb4d36Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:09:00 +0000MariaSt. Lawrence philosophy prof https://www.stlawu.edu/people/dr-jennifer-l-hansen, one of the https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/tag/jennifer-hansen/ and expert in feminist philosophy, here hits it off with our new host Mary. We act out vegan jerky time,...Jennifer L. Hansen, one of the most frequent guest on Mark's podcasts and expert in feminist philosophy, here hits it off with our new host Mary. We act out vegan jerky time, snacktime at the all-girls clubhouse, and two gals getting pulled over by a cop. Does the "come debate me" style of philosophy include unnecessarily masculine tropes? How does this Charlie Kirk model relate to what Socrates was doing? What are alternative, fun ways to get students to talk in philosophy classes? Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>2884falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-217-mel-brooks-old-comedy--71741442prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsors: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp. Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>a83996a1-d137-470a-9efa-297ddb9e8b63Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0000MariaIn light of Judd Apatow's HBO documentary The 99-Year-Old Man, we discuss the films of Mel Brooks, which were to varying degrees formative on us (i.e. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al). Get more at https://prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience,...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. Sponsors: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp. Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>3445falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-387-hegel-on-law-part-one--71741500partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.  ]]>ff4e3a7e-49d9-4550-ab36-54ef73f285bdMon, 16 Mar 2026 10:01:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Hegel's Phenomenology, "Spirit" chapter, now up to sections 464-483, which are under the sub-headings "Ethical Action. Human and Divine Knowledge. Guilt and Destiny" and "Legal Status." After anticipating it in last episode, we get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.  ]]>2874falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-386-hegel-on-society-part-three--71741249the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>560810a4-3104-48f9-92e3-028a444dbc67Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0000MariaOn sec. 451-463 of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. We get into more detail on these passages about the way the two types of law (human and divine) interact, as well as how these play out in family roles and the responsibility to bury the dead. If...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>657falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-248-lande-hekt-lucky-to-be-indie--71742055nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Download the Gametime app and use code NEM for $20 off your first purchase of concert tickets.]]>f7174350-2fad-4a85-a6f0-274bf349fda4Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:37:00 +0000MariaLande started in the 2010's in the British punk-pop group Muncie Girls, with six releases (mostly EPs), and began her solo career in 2019. We discuss "Coming Home" (and listen at the end to the title track) from her fourth solo album Lucky Now (2026),...nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem. Download the Gametime app and use code NEM for $20 off your first purchase of concert tickets.]]>4400falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kierkegaard-on-knowledge-part-two--73633961 Read along with us, starting at the bottom of p198 (PDF p3). To get future parts of this discussion, you'll need to support us at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7b7a1602-90e1-11f1-9e2e-7b845d024450Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Concluding Unscientific Postscript, now beginning the section called "Subjective Truth, Inwardness; Truth Is Subjectivity." K. slowly unravels his thoughts on why objective thought as Hegel (or anyone else) conceives of it is inhuman: We... Read along with us, starting at the bottom of p198 (PDF p3). To get future parts of this discussion, you'll need to support us at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-386-hegel-on-society-part-two--71741726partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>6b5da215-128e-4df7-93df-d04e9729ca93Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:39:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the "Spirit" section of The Phenomenology of Spirit, giving a sort of social metaphysics, wherein the ethical life of a society is analyzed into two complementary types of law, human (explicit laws but also customs) and what Hegel calls...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-113-mary-and-mark-pick-their-battles--71741463Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>4c9dbe1b-d44c-40f2-ab1b-44fde40559d4Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:48:00 +0000MariaWhat is it worth raising an objection over, and how hard do you fight? We hear (and act out) Mary's roommate-searching trauma, plus Mary for President, curiosity about bellicose Twitter, respect vs. reverence, rationality and religion, dealing with...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>3339falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kierkegaard-on-knowledge-part-one--73634010 Follow along, starting on PDF p. 2 (document p. 196). To get all parts of this discussion, you'll need to support us at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>792b0a00-90e1-11f1-9e2e-ebd62f1f55adFri, 06 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0000MariaOn an excerpt from Soren Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript (1846) that critiques Hegel's idea of logic (dialectic) and then argues for his own conception of "truth as subjectivity." In this first part, he's mostly focusing on Hegel.... Follow along, starting on PDF p. 2 (document p. 196). To get all parts of this discussion, you'll need to support us at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3592falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-216-oscars-so-black--71741448prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop for only the tiniest per-month financial pledge, or you can sign up directly with Apple Podcasts for a subscription for ad-free and bonus material for three of Mark's podcasts together on the Mark Lintertainment Podcasts Channel. Sponsors: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp. Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>de92b481-f2ed-4c92-8abc-5e5ded408504Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:18:00 +0000MariaIn light of the now-completed black history month and the upcoming Oscars, we consider the "Oscars So White" issue that was a hot topic about a decade ago. We all tried to watch some of the Oscar-nominated films by black creators, like Twelve Years a...prettymuchpop.com. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop for only the tiniest per-month financial pledge, or you can sign up directly with Apple Podcasts for a subscription for ad-free and bonus material for three of Mark's podcasts together on the Mark Lintertainment Podcasts Channel. Sponsors: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp. Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.]]>3494falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-386-hegel-on-society-part-one--71741538partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>a7a00b7f-2622-44b5-85af-64999c979bd2Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:17:00 +0000MariaOn. G.W.F. Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), sec. 438-463. What constitutes society?  We're beginning a multi-episode arc here on the "Spirit" chapter of the book, so we learn what Spirit actually is and how it relates to individuals. We...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3165falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-385-guest-graham-harman-on-object-vs-continuum-part-two--71741859partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.  ]]>b0cd87a1-4de9-4414-a991-cc2ba01a61fcMon, 23 Feb 2026 04:31:00 +0000MariaIn our continuing Q&A with Graham, we engage him about Kantian Things-In-Themselves, complex things (that if divided, must be cut at the joints) vs. mere heaps, fact ontology, natural kinds, fictional objects, why philosophy is not knowledge, and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.  ]]>3838falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-385-guest-graham-harman-on-object-vs-continuum-part-one--71741636partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>dc40f4fc-40ec-467c-9794-4a4c60180505Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:57:00 +0000MariaAn interview with Graham in light of his new book, Waves and Stones: On the Ultimate Nature of Reality, which elaborates and adds to issues that the gang previously studied in Object-Oriented Ontology. Graham argues that in addition to objects (which...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-384-graham-harman-s-object-oriented-ontology-part-three--71741506partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>7060a895-b29f-41f5-888d-d30bec83457eMon, 09 Feb 2026 06:09:00 +0000MariaWe consider chapter 2, "Aesthetics Is the Root of All Philosophy," where Harman describes how art can help us see behind the veil to things-in-themselves. Art is "theatrical" in that it's really the spectator who is standing in like an actor for the...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2733falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-s-unhappy-consciousness-part-two--73633962patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>76444df6-90e1-11f1-9e2e-030f7e7a223cThu, 05 Feb 2026 18:11:00 +0000MariaWe're up to sec. 208 in The Phenomenology of Spirit, still trying to figure out how and why individual consciousness is related to "The Unchangeable," which could be the Kantian thing-in-itself, or perhaps specifically the human soul as a...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3768falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-384-graham-harman-s-object-oriented-ontology-part-two--71741745partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>7d1c5c0d-e722-4d76-aff2-9277c6a013ddMon, 02 Feb 2026 15:11:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (2018), finishing up ch. 1 (discussing what's so bad about reductionism) and moving to ch. 4, "Indirect Relations," which is about causality. Get more...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3431falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-s-unhappy-consciousness-part-one--73633965 Pinkard, Inwood, and finally Miller, which is what we normally use and will use going forward. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7866c604-90e1-11f1-9e2e-474e7033a0c4Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:27:00 +0000MariaWe're within the Self-Consciousness chapter of The Phenomenology of Spirit, specifically starting at sec. 206, which is the transition between two sections we've already considered on this podcast: Stoicism (and Skepticism) and Reason. The more famous... Pinkard, Inwood, and finally Miller, which is what we normally use and will use going forward. You can choose to watch this on unedited video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3349falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-hegel-s-unhappy-consciousness--71741473patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to get episodes like this ad free, or pay us to get future installments in this series and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>f8a35e4b-4052-4985-98d0-7cc968c943a0Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:24:00 +0000MariaWe're within the Self-Consciousness chapter of The Phenomenology of Spirit, specifically starting at sec. 206 on the Unhappy Consciousness. This comes after the famous Master-Slave section as well as sections about Stoicism and Skepticism, and it...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy; follow us there via the free tier to get episodes like this ad free, or pay us to get future installments in this series and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife for a nice combo deal.)]]>3498falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-384-graham-harman-s-object-oriented-ontology-part-one--71741553partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.]]>5a494df7-ebd1-4334-9402-182b7ba0535bMon, 26 Jan 2026 03:22:00 +0000MariaOn Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (2018). What counts as an entity in the world? Harman includes not just physical objects, but fictional objects, "sensual objects," and even events, which you might have thought were the...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.]]>3066falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/latour-on-materialism--73633959Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7ce54642-90e1-11f1-9e2e-a7578fe4ccc9Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:42:00 +0000MariaMark and Wes read and discuss the short 2007 article, "Can We Get Our Materialism Back, Please?" Here Bruno Latour complains that materialism as modern common sense conceives of it is actually idealist: It is a social construction. Instead, a "thick"...Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3833falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-383-freud-on-love-and-the-primal-horde-part-two--71741655partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>04194a5d-2085-4b28-9d71-e9b8f2b0c58fMon, 19 Jan 2026 05:34:00 +0000MariaFinishing up Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, finally now turning to Freud's anthropological account of group membership. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3396falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-383-freud-on-love-and-the-primal-horde-part-one--71741534partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>40520cc0-0421-484c-aef2-498ccb846b6cMon, 12 Jan 2026 05:23:00 +0000MariaOn the second half of Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego. We talk about the dual origins of group membership for Freud in personal love and in the supposed primitive society where a horde was led by a tyrannical father. Get more...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2590falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fanon-on-hegel--73633976 Read along with us, p. 216 (PDF p. 234). You can choose to ⁠watch this on video⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7a13cca4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-9b468b4b67b4Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:57:00 +0000MariaOn Franz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks, ch. 7, B. "The Negro and Hegel." Hegel describes the abstract attainment of self-consciousness through recognition, but is this actually how it works in real slavery and its aftermath?... Read along with us, p. 216 (PDF p. 234). You can choose to ⁠watch this on video⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3770falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-2026-kickoff-nightcap--71741392partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. It's time to enroll in Mark's spring Big Books in Continental Philosophy Class! Learn more at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>05b0e375-b7ac-43cc-ab18-8a86acd0a231Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:27:00 +0000MariaIt's another year, and this time we each came in with a short bucket list of philosophical works that we'd like to read before this podcast concludes, whenever that might be. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. It's time to enroll in Mark's spring Big Books in Continental Philosophy Class! Learn more at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2568falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-382-freud-on-group-psychology-part-two--71741525partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Make a tax deductible donation at GiveWell.org; pick "podcast" and enter "The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast" at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Learn more and reserve your spot at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>931fb8c8-8f58-4f2e-b3ae-fb6f1cb2ea73Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:20:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, now getting really into Freud's own type of explanation, whereby he explains how libidinal ties bind group members, typically via their shared love of a...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Make a tax deductible donation at GiveWell.org; pick "podcast" and enter "The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast" at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Learn more and reserve your spot at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2998falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-382-freud-on-group-psychology-part-one--71741518partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get an exclusive 5% discount on NordProtect plans. Go to nordprotect.com/partially and use the code partially at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Learn more and reserve your spot at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>04729acc-939a-4130-b252-e5b93efac7a1Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:34:00 +0000MariaOn the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921). Why do members of a mob get dumber and less inhibited? Freud considers Gustave Le Bon's famous book on crowds but then turns to more organized groups like armies...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get an exclusive 5% discount on NordProtect plans. Go to nordprotect.com/partially and use the code partially at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Learn more and reserve your spot at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2836falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-381-aquinas-on-ethical-psychology-part-three--71741294the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1a5f084f-c4e8-47ea-ad97-15058a4fbd4cThu, 18 Dec 2025 19:01:00 +0000MariaWe discuss the first six questions from the "Moral Action" section in the Summa Theologica (1268), which we read in Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings (1993). If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>754falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aquinas-and-scotus-on-law-part-one--73633975 Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7b5b89e4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-67bd94bcfc2eThu, 18 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000MariaWhile we modern folks have a generally clear distinction between law as in descriptive laws of nature and law as in ethical or civil commandments, these Medieval philosophers saw these as very much related if not actually the same thing, given that... Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-381-aquinas-on-ethical-psychology-part-two--71741812partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Get an exclusive 5% discount on NordProtect plans. 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Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at rula.com/pel. Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>ace143fc-b51f-473b-a3a8-01eea3b34cd3Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:43:00 +0000MariaOn selections about virtue and moral action from the Summa Theologica (1268). Aquinas defines virtue, tells us how it metaphysically fits us into the universe, and discusses how it actually works in us to make us perform moral acts. Get more...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at rula.com/pel. Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>3016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-380-josiah-royce-on-community-part-two--71741707partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>3abb824b-c3f2-468f-afcf-b7358de61e85Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:22:00 +0000MariaMore on The Problem of Christianity, discussing how communities relate to history, how individuals relate to communities, and what's unique about Royce's ideal Christian world community. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>3267falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-380-josiah-royce-on-community-part-one--71741528partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Have up to $100 matched when you donate to a well-researched charity at givewell.org; pick PODCAST and enter The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast at checkout. Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>2399055c-af6c-429a-aaf2-d82983e049fbSun, 23 Nov 2025 21:50:20 +0000MariaOn sections of The Problem of Christianity (1913) which establish Royce's concept of a community of interpretation: individuals working together with a sense of shared history and expectation. He claims that such a grouping can be counted as a literal...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Have up to $100 matched when you donate to a well-researched charity at givewell.org; pick PODCAST and enter The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast at checkout. Get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat electronic picture frame at auraframes.com and use promo code PEL at checkout. Interested in Mark's spring Continental Philosophy class? Check partiallyexaminedlife.com/class for the latest.]]>2880falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-379-egyptian-philosophy-with-chike-jeffers-part-two--71742079partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at rula.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>559087dc-4be2-4aa2-8e09-efe2b0d4bf3dMon, 17 Nov 2025 05:39:15 +0000MariaContinuing on sources from ancient Egypt, finishing up the instructional literature: "The Instruction of Ptahhotep," and "The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare," and then we move to the dialogues, ""The Eloquent Peasant," and "The Dispute Between...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at rula.com/pel. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>4360falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-reason-part-one--73633960 Read along with us, on PDF p. 175, i.e. section 231. You can choose to watch this on YouTube. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>76078ea2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-57c5eb6e097aFri, 14 Nov 2025 15:46:00 +0000MariaOn Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, Part C (AA) Reason, V. The Certainty and Truth of Reason. This section comes right after the self-consciousness sections, and so its big puzzle is why? Why is full recognition by another self-consciousness necessary... Read along with us, on PDF p. 175, i.e. section 231. You can choose to watch this on YouTube. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-379-egyptian-philosophy-with-chike-jeffers-part-one--71741475partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. 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Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-378-aquinas-on-god-and-mind-part-four--71741287the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>bc6c2530-7bcb-4d00-bfa7-f431f18acccbSat, 08 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000MariaWe complete our Aquinas treatment for the moment by considering emotions: categorizing them, asking whether they have opposites, and making them coherent given Aquinas' Aristotelian conception of soul. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>604falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dispute-between-a-man-and-his-ba--73633996 Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Get this ad-free along with every Closereads recording at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>78a8b6a4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-ef5fc36e8f6fThu, 06 Nov 2025 19:25:00 +0000MariaIn this famous, impossibly ancient (ca. 1900 BC!) Egyptian text, a man negotiations with the part of his soul that's supposed to help him in the afterlife. Can he kill himself now and still get all the benefits of an honorable death? His ba says no.... Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Get this ad-free along with every Closereads recording at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-378-aquinas-on-god-and-mind-part-three--71741617partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7c411fae-90e1-11f1-9e2e-67fe3486413fThu, 30 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaFrom Disputed Questions in De Anima (1269) as presented in Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings (Oxford 1993), "Passage 18: Soul in Human Beings." The question is how Aquinas, as an Aristotelian who therefore thinks the mind is the form of... Read along with us. The Aristotle chapter from "De Anima" (Part III, Ch. 5) is here, PDF p. 41. You can choose to watch this on video. Get this ad-free along with every Closereads recording at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3835falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-378-aquinas-on-god-and-mind-part-two--71741725partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>21a6acc2-925a-4ae3-a586-a0c95b9715f4Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:54:22 +0000MariaContinuing on bits of Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings, completing our analysis of his arguments for the existence of God and then turning to eternity and the possibility of actually talking about God, given our finitude. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2977falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-378-aquinas-on-god-and-mind-part-one--71741610partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>fb61dec4-71cb-40d7-9bed-cbad4b3eaea5Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:25:15 +0000MariaOn selections from Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings, mostly taken from the Summa Theologica (1268). Given our flawed, finite human nature, how do we fit into the universe? In particular, how can we know and talk about things far beyond...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2982falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hobbes-on-liberty--73633994 Read along with us, starting on p. 161 (PDF p. 197). You can choose to watch this on video. Get the ad-free version of this and all of our episodes, including many supporter-exclusive ones, at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7adc490e-90e1-11f1-9e2e-6b32bdc33562Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:01:00 +0000MariaOn Leviathan (1651), ch. 21, "On the Liberty of Subjects." Thomas Hobbes is known for defending absolute monarchy, so as you'd predict, he's not going to say we have a lot of "natural" liberties. We do always have the right to self-defense, but that... Read along with us, starting on p. 161 (PDF p. 197). You can choose to watch this on video. Get the ad-free version of this and all of our episodes, including many supporter-exclusive ones, at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3668falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-377-emil-cioran-s-pessimism-part-two--71741711partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7663d7f2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-37e21600eb1eThu, 09 Oct 2025 21:22:00 +0000MariaOn Aristotle's Physics, book 2, ch. 8 on "final causation," i.e. purposiveness as a natural explanation. Modern science doesn't much like this kind of explanation, but Aristotle found it essential, and here's his argument for it.... Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4093falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-377-emil-cioran-s-pessimism-part-one--71741634partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>c43aae02-8089-41e8-8b34-1319c0a931f8Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:11:02 +0000MariaOn A Short History of Decay (1949), a pessimist/existentialist somewhat text from the most famous Romanian philosopher. Cioran's short essays touch on art, humor, God, salvation, time, nostalgia, mourning, death, disease, suicide, revolt, freedom,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>3189falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-376-plato-s-laws-part-two--71741900partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2897cfe5-7439-4226-ac03-a9d5b61b78c8Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:28:34 +0000MariaContinuing on selections from this late Platonic dialogue. Starting in Book 4, Plato's characters are discussing how to create a new state ("Magnesia") from scratch. What sorts of laws should it have? We talk about marriage laws, the nocturnal...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>3206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-376-plato-s-laws-part-one--71741543partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>a52ec431-33b5-40db-ace2-34e800e71552Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:46:52 +0000MariaOn this later dialogue presenting Plato's ideas about the character of laws in a just state. They should all be aimed at making people virtuous, and so should include education to this end. Each law should be equipped with a prelude presenting a...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>2911falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-back-to-school-nightcap-2025--717410602ae949f7-e232-44df-a579-0e353be73af8Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:59:13 +0000MariaMark, Seth, and Dylan add some more detail and thought to our recent episodes, including more about Steven Pinker and re-litigation of the utility of Irigaray's second-wave feminism in light of the distinction between philosophical and political speech. 615falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-101-co-hostery-season-five-premiere-with-mark-and-mary--71741455Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Get 15% off at MasterClass.com/IMPROV.]]>79cb10fb-5f0b-4933-a965-3bb1f10a1f36Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaIt is a new era! Merry Mary Hynes is now Mark's co-host, and we do some improv related to that and feel our the degree to which Mary has not studied philosophy. Could it be that we ALL do philosophy whether we know it or not? Also: The Feminist Café,...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsor: Get 15% off at MasterClass.com/IMPROV.]]>3317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horkheimer-and-adorno-on-enlightenment-part-one--73633979 Read along with us on PDF p. 22. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7dc9a350-90e1-11f1-9e2e-3b8f720d2867Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:31:00 +0000MariaOn "The Concept of Enlightenment" (1944), the first essay in this Frankfurt School book of critical theory, The Dialectic of Enlightenment. Our authors lay out what they take The Enlightenment to consist of, including some quotes from Francis Bacon,... Read along with us on PDF p. 22. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3762falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-375-luce-irigaray-s-feminism-part-two--71741150partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>7d15ec4a-a0f5-49f5-91c3-26d4615f67f9Mon, 15 Sep 2025 05:41:47 +0000MariaContinuing on "Women on the Market" from The Sex Which Is Not One (1977) and other selections. Irigaray gives a Marxist analysis of the commodification of women, addresses psychotherapists about their neglect of women's viewpoints, recommends wonder...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-stoicism-part-one--73633957 Follow along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7c853518-90e1-11f1-9e2e-1729a2d0c39cMon, 08 Sep 2025 13:59:00 +0000MariaDiscussing the section on Stoicism in Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," which is under "Freedom of Self-Consciousness," "Stoicism, Scepticism, and the Unhappy Consciousness." This comes right after his famous lordship and bondage chapter, and... Follow along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-375-luce-irigaray-s-feminism-part-one--71741615America Dissected podcast. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>b1a0a82c-366a-4761-aed8-85ddf600c245Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:21:06 +0000MariaOn The Sex Which Is Not One (1977) and other Irigaray selections from the French Feminism Reader (2000), featuring guest Jenny Hansen (who wrote the introduction to the book chapter). What role should sexual difference play in philosophy and society?...America Dissected podcast. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2790falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-374-discussing-liberalism-lincoln-et-al-with-walter-sterling-part-two--71741622partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>7d207fa2-9852-4842-8257-bf29bb88fbd9Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing our discussion of the dangers to and weak points of liberal democracy, including consideration of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed (2018) Francis Fukuyama's "Liberalism and Its Discontents" (his 2020 essay), and Steven Pinker's...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2974falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-374-discussing-liberalism-lincoln-et-al-with-walter-sterling-part-one--71741694partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.  Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>32d14ce3-67f6-4e95-8f15-833cfe5f8d29Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:42:57 +0000MariaWhat's the crisis of liberal democracy? Dylan, Wes and Seth are joined by St. John's College President J. Walter Sterling to discuss Abraham Lincoln's "On the Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" (1838) plus the beginnings of Steven Pinker's...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.  Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2914falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-peter-railton-s-moral-realism-wrap-up--71742073 Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 42. Sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get all parts of this discussion plus lots more content. Get all public Closereads episodes (including part one of this series) at closereadsphilosophy.com or on YouTube.]]>48a12e51-b931-4a75-91aa-91ec527d8ca4Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaWe are concluding our treatment of Peter Railton's "Moral Realism" (1984), and given that you likely haven't listened to the seven preceding parts, this discussion can serve as a standalone summary of not only Railton's view, but of the best efforts... Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 42. Sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get all parts of this discussion plus lots more content. Get all public Closereads episodes (including part one of this series) at closereadsphilosophy.com or on YouTube.]]>3532falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peter-railton-s-moral-realism-wrap-up--73633969 Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 42. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7a56a150-90e1-11f1-9e2e-8fa3655571d7Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000MariaConcluding our treatment of Peter Railton's "Moral Realism" (1984). This is our eighth discussion of this reading, but don't worry if you haven't listened to the paywalled parts. This discussion can serve as a standalone summary of not only Railton's... Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 42. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-373-michael-walzer-on-just-wars-part-two--71741146partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>75a1a3bc-3da7-4648-9736-36f48fdad2dfMon, 18 Aug 2025 09:07:10 +0000MariaContinuing on on Just and Unjust Wars (1977), ch. 5-6. When might it be morally permissible to strike first? When is it permissible (or obligatory?) to intervene in another country's internal affairs militarily? We discuss Walzer's historical examples...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-373-michael-walzer-on-just-wars-part-one--71741604partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Check out Richard Dawkins' The Poetry Of Reality Podcast at thepoetryofreality.com. Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>da2bb2cf-3768-44f6-ac69-cb53a8046ea3Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:47:13 +0000MariaOn Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Illustrations (1977), ch. 4-6 on "jus ad bellum," which refers to moral justifications for going to war. Self-defense is permissible while aggression is not, but this leaves many questions unanswered, and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Check out Richard Dawkins' The Poetry Of Reality Podcast at thepoetryofreality.com. Enrollment is now open for Mark's online political philosophy course. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2908falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-372-kant-s-ethics-lectures-part-two--71741657partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Visit IDOU.com/PEL for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>4b7d939d-ebdb-4058-a281-74fc954e2a11Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:18:56 +0000MariaContinuing on the 1785 course lecture notes by Georg Ludwig Collins. We cover duties to oneself, which are actually the most important ones. There are some interesting subtleties even though Kant is clearly a creature of his time and place, e.g. in...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Visit IDOU.com/PEL for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2930falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-372-kant-s-ethics-lectures-part-one--71741822partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>4cefb3dd-d21c-47cf-b8ef-de8a766a4f21Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:33:09 +0000MariaWe discuss lecture notes from Kant's 1785 ethics course, which provide more examples and an emphasis on the practical than his more famous works. For instance, we get more information on ethical motivation: How can the rational recognition of ethical...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3080falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-97-peep-dome-pets-w-merry-mary-hynes--71741696Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsors: Don't wait until the next bite -- protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discountBUZZ10 to save 10% off. Go to surfshark.com/improv or use code IMPROV at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!]]>e09e3df7-3ff7-4a6d-8554-963df445be01Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaLA Second City improv instructor Mary joins us to act out a pet sitting job interview, talk about sharing our public spaces with animals, and finally return to Empty Street to see if we can get some animal action going in the mart. In the post-game,...Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support. Sponsors: Don't wait until the next bite -- protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discountBUZZ10 to save 10% off. Go to surfshark.com/improv or use code IMPROV at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!]]>3706falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peter-railton-s-moral-realism-part-four--73633968our Patreon page, which is where you'll eventually find parts 5, 6, and possibly more. So far, Railton has been giving us an account of our objective individual interests: What you would want for your current you if you had all the relevant knowledge. He had given an example of a dehydrated person who wants and enjoys milk, even though milk does not help with dehydration in the way that water does. If he had the relevant knowledge, he would water. More precisely, he would want his current self in the state of dehydration to want water, because who knows what such an all-knowing person would even be like or what his wants for himself would be? We're still picking at the complexities of this as we resume progress in this essay; it's not until the end of this hour that we can even predict where he's going in terms of setting up actual morality, beyond mere objective self-interest. Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7e48d5f8-90e1-11f1-9e2e-9f8424dc174fTue, 22 Jul 2025 17:33:00 +0000MariaWhat? Part Four? Yes, we're jumping back into a 1984 paper that we began a couple of years ago in light of our recent PEL activity on contemporary ethics. You should be fine just starting here, but all three previous parts have been made public on...our Patreon page, which is where you'll eventually find parts 5, 6, and possibly more. So far, Railton has been giving us an account of our objective individual interests: What you would want for your current you if you had all the relevant knowledge. He had given an example of a dehydrated person who wants and enjoys milk, even though milk does not help with dehydration in the way that water does. If he had the relevant knowledge, he would water. More precisely, he would want his current self in the state of dehydration to want water, because who knows what such an all-knowing person would even be like or what his wants for himself would be? We're still picking at the complexities of this as we resume progress in this essay; it's not until the end of this hour that we can even predict where he's going in terms of setting up actual morality, beyond mere objective self-interest. Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3648falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-371-christine-korsgaard-on-normativity-part-two--71741685partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap comparing Korsgaard to Foot. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>427b328c-063b-4dd7-a8f4-54b7fe68a18dMon, 21 Jul 2025 04:11:59 +0000MariaConcluding our treatment of The Sources of Normativity. We give Korsgaard's tweaks to Kant, including her distinction between the categorical imperative and the moral law. We then explain her reference to Wittgenstein's private language argument in...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap comparing Korsgaard to Foot. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-371-christine-korsgaard-on-normativity-part-one--71741558partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10 to save 10%. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>ee923776-2644-4c8d-8582-9764fd356ab1Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:39:18 +0000MariaOn lectures 3 and 4 of The Sources of Normativity (1996), where we get Korsgaard's positive view on how morality becomes obligatory for an individual, which has to do with identity, reason-giving, and our fundamentally social nature. And yet, her view...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Don't wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10 to save 10%. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2909falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-370-christine-korsgaard-on-the-history-of-ethics-part-two--71741594partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn more about Mark's fall online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>f9106c0b-ea0a-4fe3-bc98-3081100083d7Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:23:15 +0000MariaWe dive further into the text of lectures 1 and 2 of The Sources of Normativity (1996). We give Korsgaard's account of the idea of reflective endorsement through Hume and Bernard Williams to get to her own view. When you come to know the origins of...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn more about Mark's fall online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health.]]>3095falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/h-a-prichard-on-ethics-part-one--73633999 Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video⁠. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>78496064-90e1-11f1-9e2e-fb4fb04ce844Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:13:00 +0000MariaOn "Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?" (1912). Prichard claims that we feel certain actions to be obligatory, and that we have no justification for doubting those raw intuitions. The situation, he claims, is comparable to epistemology: We have... Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video⁠. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-370-christine-korsgaard-on-the-history-of-ethics-part-one--71741606partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Don't wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10 to save 10%.]]>b903d5fc-2d76-4f74-b95c-7e7066ea67fcMon, 30 Jun 2025 10:12:05 +0000MariaOn The Sources of Normativity (1996), lectures 1 and 2. How are facts related to obligations? We don't want to merely explain our moral impulses, but justify them. Korsgaard walks us through the views of Hobbes, Hume, Bernard Williams and others to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Don't wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10 to save 10%.]]>3048falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-369-philippa-foot-s-naturalistic-ethics-part-two--71741548partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.  Sponsor: Visit IDOU.com/PEL for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways.]]>6ce72c24-10c7-4240-b255-639017875cceMon, 23 Jun 2025 10:40:05 +0000MariaContinuing on Natural Goodness, getting more into concrete cases of moral reasoning. How and why do we decide to keep promises, even in cases where violating them would produce more utility? How do we take into account different kinds of grounds in...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.  Sponsor: Visit IDOU.com/PEL for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways.]]>2957falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parfit-on-game-theory-part-one--73634003Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7d49e232-90e1-11f1-9e2e-efb0c1a70ab3Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:08:00 +0000MariaOn Derek Parfit's "Prudence, Morality, and the Prisoner's Dilemma" (1978). What is a "prisoner's dilemma" and what is its relevance to ethics? In general, it's better for me if I break norms so long as others in general follow them, but if we all try...Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3552falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-369-philippa-foot-s-naturalistic-ethics-part-one--71741595partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>c39ae532-c08c-4285-993e-4b5512fdc68fMon, 16 Jun 2025 11:55:54 +0000MariaOn Natural Goodness (2001). Can we base ethics on the model of biology? Foot argues that just as we understand what a healthy specimen of a plant or animal is, so there is a natural way for humans to work properly, which will include the ability to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2998falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-368-hume-on-reason-in-ethics-part-two--71741700partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>794e2828-90e1-11f1-9e2e-73c18bfbca8aThu, 05 Jun 2025 13:46:00 +0000MariaOn Spinoza's Ethics, Third Part, "Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Emotions." We want to see how emotions ground ethics, but first, we have to explain what emotions are, which means explaining how mind and body (and causality) work together on... Read along with us, starting on p. 83 (PDF p. 129). You can choose to watch this on video. To get future parts, subscribe at ⁠patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3383falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-368-hume-on-reason-in-ethics-part-one--71741616partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>fc3dd6c0-1040-49c3-bb40-49dece9c2050Mon, 02 Jun 2025 05:08:26 +0000MariaWe talk a bit more about David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), and add some parts of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739): sec. 3 "Of the Influencing Motives of the Will" within the third part of Book II, "Of the Passions,"...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scheler-on-personhood-part-three--73633990patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy), were mostly about how Scheler rejects Kant's idea of the transcendental ego. We're skipping several pages here to start with section 3 on the recommendation from a member of the International Scheler society, hoping that at least we will find out what makes a person: What makes each of us unique and worthy of moral respect? Read along with us, starting on p. 382 (PDF p. 415). You can choose to watch this on video.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3968falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-367-hume-on-the-foundations-of-ethics-part-two--71741779partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>a354e584-7184-4d7f-a8af-1199905dc687Mon, 26 May 2025 15:32:03 +0000MariaContinuing on An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), talking about justice (i.e. property laws), why utility is pleasing and what all it includes, sympathy, utility vs. beauty, and more. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2861falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-367-hume-on-the-foundations-of-ethics-part-one--71741704partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>fdd14e22-11d6-4e1c-816b-18befadec66fMon, 19 May 2025 04:16:46 +0000MariaOn David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). What is morality, and how can we know it? Hume claims that we simply find ourselves with sentiments morally approving and disapproving of various things. Characterizing these post...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3035falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-366-edith-stein-on-empathy-part-two--71741847partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>4bb3e663-d92a-4956-90e3-b05b26303b80Mon, 12 May 2025 11:04:43 +0000MariaContinuing on The Problem of Empathy. What does it mean to say that we know other people's mental states "non-primordially"? We talk about Stein's project of explaining how empathy is possible, what it gets us, and how her answers differ from...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3153falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-sentimentalism-nightcap-2025--71741278the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>ba5242d2-e43a-45fe-b5ec-bba59746feedFri, 09 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaWe put our recent episodes on moral phenomenology into perspective, anticipating our upcoming Hume discussion and going through some other options to enrich this study of sentiment vs. rational intuition. Plus, more potential author-guests and recent...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edith-stein-on-self-part-one--73634001 Read along with us, starting on p. 87 (PDF p. 107). You can choose to ⁠watch this on video⁠.
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This book moves very slowly, so in this part he's still just distinguishing himself from Kant when it comes to saying some basic things about your relation to your own selfhood.
Read along with us, starting on p. 370 (PDF p. 403).
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This book moves very slowly, so in this part he's still just distinguishing himself from Kant when it comes to saying some basic things about your relation to your own selfhood.
Read along with us, starting on p. 370 (PDF p. 403).
You can choose to watch this on video.
To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3370falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-364-max-scheler-on-sympathy-part-three--71741542partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including more part 3 discussions like this one, which aren't normally made available on this public feed. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>ef85ca6b-d732-4c2e-9542-04292d27ddc0Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:19:28 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Dylan reconvened for one more hour on Part I, "Fellow Feeling" (ch. 3-4) in The Nature of Sympathy (1913/1922). We continue to try to figure out the razor's edge of "fellow feeling proper" that does not rely on the sympathizer...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including more part 3 discussions like this one, which aren't normally made available on this public feed. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-364-max-scheler-on-sympathy-part-two--71741857partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>b440c0e4-6009-4afc-b239-d8e1d5701451Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:18:09 +0000MariaContinuing on The Nature of Sympathy (1913/1922), Part I: "Fellow Feeling," Ch. 1-4. We look more closely at the text, getting further into how fellow feeling relates to ethics, and why the moral sentimentalists (like Hume) were wrong about this. Get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schopenhauer-on-ethics-part-one--73634006 Everything up to this point in the book has been negative: Morality can't be founded on pure reason as Kant thinks, or on the idea of the good life (eudaimonia) per Aristotle. Schopenhauer tells us that all actions are motivated by someone's "weal" or "woe." We are naturally self-interested (motivated by own own weal and woe), but such actions will not be moral. So Schopenhauer's puzzle is: How can I be effectively motivated by someone else's weal and woe? I must somehow identify with that person so that the Other's suffering induces my compassion. This is the only source of moral value.
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Read along with us, starting on p. 165 (PDF p. 193).
You can choose to watch this on video.
To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3702falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-364-max-scheler-on-sympathy-part-one--71741633partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Check out the History of the Germans podcast at historyofthegermans.com.]]>532918da-d757-4eab-b125-fbaad468b955Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:41:21 +0000MariaOn The Nature of Sympathy (1913, expanded 1922), Part I: "Fellow Feeling," Ch. 1-4.  What is it to feel sympathy (aka "fellow feeling") for another person? It is NOT to "identify" with that person; ethics requires that the person be irreducibly Other,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Check out the History of the Germans podcast at historyofthegermans.com.]]>2859falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-closereads-husserl-on-perceiving-minds--71741605 Read along with us, starting on p. 183 (PDF p. 101). Sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get future parts of this discussion plus lots more content. Get all public Closereads episodes at closereadsphilosophy.com or on YouTube.]]>e6fcb381-448d-40f5-b1d9-ca5c6d6cd317Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaOn Edmund Husserl's Ideas, Vol. 2 (1928), Section 3, "The Constitution of the Spiritual World," Ch. 1, "Opposition Between the Naturalistic and Personalistic Worlds." Given Husserl's method of "reduction" whereby he sets aside the metaphysical... Read along with us, starting on p. 183 (PDF p. 101). Sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get future parts of this discussion plus lots more content. Get all public Closereads episodes at closereadsphilosophy.com or on YouTube.]]>3783falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/husserl-on-perceiving-minds--73633995 Given Husserl's method of "reduction" whereby he sets aside the metaphysical status of objects in the natural world (are they mind-independent or merely ideas?), we wanted to see how he accounts for our ability to directly perceive other people's minds. We don't just perceive their bodies and our own bodies and deduce that others must be like us, but we perceive both our minds and those of others as strata (aspects) of physical bodies.
Read along with us, starting on p. 183 (PDF p. 101).
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Read along with us, starting on p. 183 (PDF p. 101).
You can choose to watch this unedited on video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3758falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-363-franz-brentano-s-moral-epistemology-part-two--71741735partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>8843fb7c-00d7-4206-8e0a-1161898fa804Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:04:08 +0000MariaContinuing on "The Origin of the Knowledge of Right and Wrong" (1889), getting into how we measure the comparative value of things. While Brentano does observe actual practices in these areas, his phenomenology detects moral facts that can be used to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>3037falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-363-franz-brentano-s-moral-epistemology-part-one--71741583partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about African history at historyofafricapodcast.podbean.com.]]>b339eae1-1b93-4c8a-9c92-c0f0ada59b8dMon, 17 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000MariaOn "The Origin of the Knowledge of Right and Wrong" (1889). What justifies basic moral facts? Brentano claims that right there in our experience, we can rationally sense with complete certainty that certain kinds of preferences are good ones, and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about African history at historyofafricapodcast.podbean.com.]]>2998falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-362-ecclesiastes-biblical-existentialism-part-two--71741808partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>5c2875d5-d7bf-40af-b94d-48c429e50e2aMon, 10 Mar 2025 04:15:04 +0000MariaContinuing on Ecclesiastes with guest Jesse Peterson, getting into some more close reading of particular sections. We make some connection from the author's observations to ancient Greek Skepticism, Epicureanism, and Stoicism. How is the world...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>3114falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-362-ecclesiastes-biblical-existentialism-part-one--71741948partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Check out the History of the Germans podcast at historyofthegermans.com.]]>c2ca1685-d0d5-42b2-8eef-b57cfd8e4adeMon, 03 Mar 2025 12:17:51 +0000MariaEcclesiastes is often cited as one of the most philosophical books of the Bible, so we approached it in that spirit with the help of Jesse M. Peterson, whose soon-to-be-published book is called Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Check out the History of the Germans podcast at historyofthegermans.com.]]>2812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-361-marx-on-machines-part-two--71742047partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>d880eca8-b929-4fd4-b513-1f63b073fb58Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:01:45 +0000MariaOn "Fragment on Machines" (1858). Shouldn't automating work free workers? Not according to Marx, until capitalism is overthrown. Until then, automation actually just makes labor conditions worse and certainly doesn't give people more free time, since...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>3448falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guattari-on-fascism-part-one--73633964 Read along with us.
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Read along with us, starting on p. 259 (PDF p. 255).
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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>f6968713-9aaa-4e53-9427-7eb603b79cb0Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:06:51 +0000MariaContinuing on The Ego and Its Own, focusing now on the sections "The Owner" and "My Power." Stirner lets us know that his egoism ("ownness") is not compatible with liberal egalitarianism, which he sees as just a continuation of the Christian project...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>2545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-358-max-stirner-s-egoism-part-one--71742077partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. 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Learn about Mark's spring Core Texts in philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>787663fa-71f0-418c-b93d-d42325e3ed87Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:52:28 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan reflect on our past year of PEL recording, catch you up on our habits and interests, and talk about what might come next. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to this and every recording ad-free, plus numerous Nightcaps and many hours of other bonus content. Learn about Mark's spring Core Texts in philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>4145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/husserl-on-essences-part-one--73634004 Read along with us, starting on p. 5 (PDF p. 14). To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>bae86145-b31a-4942-ae6b-847f5438ecc0Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:55 +0000MariaWe finally discuss Feuerbach's proposed post-Hegelian, materialist approach to philosophy in his "Principles of the Philosophy of the Future" (1843). How can a materialist framework support phenomena central to F's account like our immediate,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>3054falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-357-feuerbach-on-the-evolution-of-philosophy-part-one--71741923partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Have up to a $100 donation to effective charities matched at GiveWell.org. 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Read along with us, starting on p. 278, i.e. PDF p. 284. To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-356-feuerbach-against-theology-part-one--71741882partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Have up to a $100 donation to effective charities matched at GiveWell.org. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's spring Core Texts in philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>0b4d44b4-4f3e-4c5b-b09d-06c3db9c0573Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:24:53 +0000MariaOn Ludwig Feuerbach's "Principles of the Philosophy of the Future" (1843) and the introduction to The Essence of Christianity (1841). What was the original point of religion? Can we retain what was emotionally good about it yet direct our efforts to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Does capitalism give rise to alienation, or is it alienation that is responsible for capitalism? Does a...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.  Sponsors: Have up to a $100 donation to effective charities matched at GiveWell.org. Check out the Constant Wonder podcast.]]>3025falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-355-marx-on-alienation-part-one--71741480partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. If you enjoy our podcast, check out Ghost Town at ghosttownpod.com.]]>da069ecb-77f3-47a3-8f73-ba71b76a411cMon, 18 Nov 2024 06:02:20 +0000MariaOn three of Karl Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, "Estranged Labor," "Private Property and Communism," and "The Power of Money on Bourgeois Society." Featuring guest Lawrence Dallman. What is the plight of the working poor? It's...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. If you enjoy our podcast, check out Ghost Town at ghosttownpod.com.]]>2461falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-thick-of-fall-nightcap-2024--71741358the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>260dc406-66b1-4229-8d0e-cb96f4ac9470Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Seth talk about horror media and what scares us in light of Halloween. We then give some follow-up discussion re. our Williamson and Chappell interviews. Do we actually want to participate in Williamson's science-minded analytic...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>659falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sartre-on-nothingness-part-two--73634005 Read along with us, starting on p. 36, i.e. PDF p. 87. To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>790d93b2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-3b2f70512be2Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:26:17 +0000MariaWe continue reading Part One of Being and Nothingness, with ch. 2, "Negations." We get some context and then jump into the classic question of whether existence in itself is just pure being, such that nothingness is just a result of human judgments on... Read along with us, starting on p. 36, i.e. PDF p. 87. To get future parts, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. 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Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content.]]>3002falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/f-h-bradley-s-appearance-and-reality-part-one--73633958 Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7e07b302-90e1-11f1-9e2e-5ff1c355c308Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:31:00 +0000MariaBradley was a prominent British Hegelian, best known now for being the springboard for Bertrand Russell, who was initially a follower but then rejected idealism entirely to co-create what is now known as analytic philosophy. Today we read just the... Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-352-thomas-reid-on-smelling-and-knowledge-part-one--71741950partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>782afd68-90e1-11f1-9e2e-d71a74001dc0Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000MariaWhat is technology, REALLY? People think of it as neutral, as something that can be used for good or misused, but what is it really to be a TOOL in such a way? Heidegger analyzes causality itself, arguing that our modern emphasis on the mechanical... Read along with us starting on PDF p. 38: (p. 4 in the text). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3571falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-350-rorty-on-justification-and-essentialism-part-two--71742076partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. Sponsor: Check out the Constant Wonder podcast.]]>b6ac1929-8f28-4b40-ab15-0c3b9d68a983Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:13:46 +0000MariaConcluding on "Universality and Truth" from Richard Rorty's Pragmatism As Anti-Authoritarianism. It it coherent to simply not have a theory of truth? Rorty claims that he's not a relativist; he's just avoiding some useless parts of philosophy that...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. Sponsor: Check out the Constant Wonder podcast.]]>3220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-james-on-asceticism-and-saints-part-one--73633980 Read along with us, starting on p. 352 (PDF p. 369). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7d2823c2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-2b2960a3884dWed, 18 Sep 2024 14:18:00 +0000MariaOn "The Varieties of Religious Experience," the conclusion of lecture 15. Why do some saintly types engage in ascetic practices like voluntary poverty? James thinks we could all do with some self-discipline of this sort, as extreme as the examples of... Read along with us, starting on p. 352 (PDF p. 369). Learn more about your ad choices. 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Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7b3a6ad4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-7f68a35da88bTue, 10 Sep 2024 15:47:00 +0000MariaOn "The Intelligence, The Ideas, and Being" from the Enneads (270 C.E.), about the various elements of Neo-Platonist cosmology: You've got The One, which is so awesome that it has literally no properties (so you can't even say it's awesome), then The...Read along with us, starting on p. 46 (PDF p. 48). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-349-rorty-s-pluralistic-pragmatism-part-two--71741752partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. Sponsors: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL. 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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-349-rorty-s-pluralistic-pragmatism-part-one--71742120partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2d26adf7-8c50-4bd4-ac7f-f1552c354f90Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:29:09 +0000MariaOn Richard Rorty's Pragmatism As Anti-Authoritarianism (1997), ch. 1-2 about religion. Should democracy be defended on absolutist grounds, e.g. by reference to God-given or natural rights, the nature of Man, or the dictates of Reason? Rorty says no!...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.]]>2947falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/levinas-on-buber-part-two--73634018Read along with us, starting on p. 63. 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Railton's goal is to give a naturalistic account of ethics (i.e. ethics within a framework of natural... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3713falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-348-tim-williamson-s-knowledge-first-epistemology-part-one--71741927partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL.]]>5b0a4746-9e40-4753-ad11-c1ce6aaef9d8Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:42:47 +0000MariaOn "Knowledge First Epistemology" (2011), "Justifications, Excuses, and Sceptical Scenarios" (2015), and "Morally Loaded Cases in Philosophy" (2019). Is knowledge basic, or is it dissolvable into more basic ingredients such as justification, truth,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. 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Can you legitimately say you've been deprived freedom because, e.g., you can't... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3739falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-347-nyaya-sutra-against-buddhist-skeptics-part-one--71741681partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Time is short for your enrollment in Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class; see partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>fdf8e6da-9132-4879-bb81-0087852c0bcdMon, 05 Aug 2024 13:07:39 +0000MariaWe're continuing to explore Nyaya epistemology, in this part focusing on ch. 3, "In Defense of the Real," in Nyaya Sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries (2017). Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Time is short for your enrollment in Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class; see partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3188falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aristotle-against-platonic-forms-part-two--73634037 Read along with us starting on p. 23. At some point we'll return to Aristotle's take on Plato's forms via his treatment later in the look, but this is enough of Chapter 9! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>76e2b0d6-90e1-11f1-9e2e-4f9d8da15ddaThu, 01 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1, ch. 9. Why does Aristotle insist that Forms have to be in objects, contra Plato? What would it mean for the Forms to be mathematical objects per the Pythagoreans' view?... Read along with us starting on p. 23. At some point we'll return to Aristotle's take on Plato's forms via his treatment later in the look, but this is enough of Chapter 9! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4312falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aristotle-against-platonic-forms-part-one--73634036 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7739a346-90e1-11f1-9e2e-ab31f31465caTue, 30 Jul 2024 16:31:00 +0000MariaAristotle offers a critique of Plato's theory of forms at a few points in his Metaphysics, and in this and the following part of this series, we'll be tackling this by reading part of book 1, ch. 9.... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. 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Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/al-kindi-on-dispelling-sorrows-part-two--73633986 Read along with us, starting on p. 124. To get part 3, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7afd9208-90e1-11f1-9e2e-7328b86ae720Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Yaqub ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi's Islamic, Stoic-flavored ethical treatise. What habits should we instill that will immunize us against loss? What constitutes enough mourning? How does a feeling of loss go away, and can (and should) we hasten... Read along with us, starting on p. 124. To get part 3, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/al-kindi-on-dispelling-sorrows-part-one--73633993 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7abb828c-90e1-11f1-9e2e-47671fb9bd75Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:18:00 +0000MariaWe're reading a 9th century Arabic philosopher (from what's now Iraq), in fact the "father of Arab philosophy," Yaqub ibn Ishaq Al-Kindi, writing about how we can immunize ourselves to the sorrows of life through some means akin to Stoicism, which... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-346-nyaya-sutra-on-knowledge-part-one--71742095partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Enrollment is now open for Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>467d7a7a-f5e7-4f67-8313-93a17f93c230Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:00:35 +0000MariaOn The Nyaya Sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries, originally by Gautama (ca. 150 CE), plus explanations by Vatsyayana (450 CE), Uddyotakara (550), and Vācaspatimiśra (900), and the editors Matthew Dasti and Stephen Phillips (2017). We discuss...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Enrollment is now open for Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2895falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-jesus-and-kant-part-two--73633988 Read along with us, PDF p. 228 (text p. 210). To get parts 3-5, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7d060fee-90e1-11f1-9e2e-37e845c0ad00Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on "The Spirit of Christianity and Its Fate," ch. 2: "The Moral Teaching of Jesus: The Sermon on the Mount Contrasted with the Mosaic Law and with Kant's Ethics."... Read along with us, PDF p. 228 (text p. 210). To get parts 3-5, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4154falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-jesus-and-kant-part-one--73634012 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>77fbec26-90e1-11f1-9e2e-e79e87936e3eTue, 16 Jul 2024 14:09:00 +0000MariaWe're reading an early Hegel essay, "The Spirit of Christianity and Its Fate," ch. 2: "The Moral Teaching of Jesus: The Sermon on the Mount Contrasted with the Mosaic Law and with Kant's Ethics." Here Hegel describes how Jesus' ethics broke with... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4212falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-345-william-james-on-religious-experience-part-two--71741961partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/partially. Check out The Overwhelmed Brain podcast at theoverwhelmedbraincom. Check out Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>ef030d91-6a8d-4c69-8804-1b2aae58dcb1Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:03:52 +0000MariaContinuing on The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). Does James' claim that science and culture shouldn't ignore the subjective point of view really mean that the religious objects that motivate people are metaphysically real? Is the "unseen...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/partially. Check out The Overwhelmed Brain podcast at theoverwhelmedbraincom. Check out Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kierkegaard-on-irony-part-two--73633991 Read along with us, starting at PDF p. 324 in the middle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>79a9b38c-90e1-11f1-9e2e-6bab44163505Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000MariaWe complete our treatment of Soren Kierkegaard's On the Concept of Irony (1841), "Irony as a Controlled Element, the Truth of Irony." How can a controlled level of irony help us gain health and truth?... Read along with us, starting at PDF p. 324 in the middle. Learn more about your ad choices. 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Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>1754fbf2-5cd6-4006-9e3e-efa8dfe72098Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:46:42 +0000MariaOn The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), focusing on lectures 1-3 and 20. What is religion and how should philosophers study it? James describes it as a sincere, full-life reaction to the world, more emotional than intellectual, and conveys...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Check out Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy fall class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2886falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-mid-summer-nightcap-2024--71741387the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d750a525-6e38-43ef-bdd9-69d190477583Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Seth talk about worries about the utility of various subgenres or explanation types in philosophy, Dr. Drew's recent interview with Seth and Seth's writing project about non-linguistic communication, accuracy in historical or scientific...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>781falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hume-on-passions-part-two--73634022 Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 201. To get parts 3-5, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>74d98ab2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-a39c11f109a6Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000MariaOn Book II of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739), Part I, "Pride and Humility," sections 3 and 4. Pride, according to Hume, has both a cause (whatever you're proud of) and an object (the self). Hume describes this structure as both "natural" (as... Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 201. To get parts 3-5, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4151falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hume-on-passions-part-one--73633998Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>78e9a6dc-90e1-11f1-9e2e-1ba253ff1d68Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:17:20 +0000MariaOn Book II of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739), this time reading sections 1 and 2 in Part I, "Pride and Humility." How does David Hume deal with human emotions, given his empiricism that begins with the premise that our minds contain only...Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3887falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-344-gettier-and-goldman-on-justified-true-belief-part-two--71742069partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy Fall online class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2bf998a6-8cc7-4320-b270-65e7a5a92ffaMon, 01 Jul 2024 11:59:59 +0000MariaOn "What Is Justified Belief?" (1979) by Alvin Goldman, where he tries to come up with a "function" for justification: If a belief has such-and-such non-epistemic properties, then it counts as justified. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. Learn about Mark's Big Books in Continental Philosophy Fall online class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Learn about the PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forms-in-plato-s-republic-part-two--73634017 Follow along with us, starting on PDF p. 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>759378a0-90e1-11f1-9e2e-5739398a5c95Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000MariaWe complete Plato's "divided line" schema at the end of Book VI of the Republic (and are going to hold off on the actual allegory of the cave in book VII for the time being, so this is the end of this series for now), discussing the "intelligible"... Follow along with us, starting on PDF p. 4. 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Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>6b6c681b-e2c0-46c6-943b-6d6224a573faSun, 23 Jun 2024 12:38:57 +0000MariaOn "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?" (1963) by Edmund Gettier, "What Is Justified Belief?" (1979) by Alvin Goldman, and "The Inescapability of Gettier Problems" (1994) by Linda Zagzebski. What is knowledge? Even if a belief is true and justified,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2651falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grice-s-logic-and-conversation-part-two--73634019 Follow along with us in the text. To get part 3, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>798a9754-90e1-11f1-9e2e-6f2356a25b93Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the 1975 paper, we describe how the various maxims of Grice's conversational "Cooperative Principle" can be violated in systematic ways to produce conversational implicature. We talk in non-literal ways, yet other people still think... Follow along with us in the text. To get part 3, subscribe at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3747falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grice-s-logic-and-conversation-part-one--73634023 Follow along with us in the text. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #325. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7a36437e-90e1-11f1-9e2e-231ecf32d03dTue, 18 Jun 2024 22:04:37 +0000MariaWe read through Paul Grice's 1975 ordinary language philosophy paper. What are the assumptions behind everyday conversation? When someone violates a conversational norm by, e.g., giving too much information or stating something literally untrue, what... Follow along with us in the text. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #325. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3550falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-343-plotinus-the-neo-platonist-part-two--71742098partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three coming out this week. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>0a52f131-acb1-44be-99c0-c5d0d45291cfMon, 17 Jun 2024 02:48:45 +0000MariaContinuing with guest Chris Sunami, mostly discussing "The Good or The One," though we start off by completing "The Descent of the Soul" about why there is something rather than nothing, given that materiality is so undesirable compared to The One....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three coming out this week. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3023falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-217-richard-thompson-s-moments-in-time--71742078richardthompson-music.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Support us on Patreon.]]>a7f7db2f-1220-4b98-a8f7-ac388daf6262Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000MariaRichard started as guitarist in the folk-rock staple Fairport Convention in 1967 but left in 1970 after five albums. He then recorded his debut solo album, six as Richard and Linda Thompson, and has since recorded 20 more solo albums of lyrically...richardthompson-music.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Support us on Patreon.]]>4508falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epictetus-discourses-part-two--73634014 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7577ecca-90e1-11f1-9e2e-cb977d9c24f4Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000MariaWe read through book one, chapter two. How can a person on every occasion maintain his proper character? https://antilogicalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/epictetus_discourse.pdf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3886falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epictetus-discourses-part-one--73634021 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7e28f76a-90e1-11f1-9e2e-3bd14c869642Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:32:00 +0000MariaOn Ch. 1 of this classic of ancient Stoicism, a series of informal lectures written down by Epictetus' student Arrian in around 108 C.E. What is it about us that enables self-control?... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-343-plotinus-the-neo-platonist-part-one--71741625Chris Sunami. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book (which Chris edited).]]>de8430ab-cfe6-437f-8752-2365d44990a4Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000MariaOn selections from the Enneads (270 C.E.), as presented by Elmer O'Brien as the first four essays in The Essential Plotinus: "Beauty," "The Intelligence, Ideas and Being," "The Descent of the Soul," and "The Good or The One." Featuring Mark, Wes,...Chris Sunami. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book (which Chris edited).]]>2393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reason-in-hobbes-leviathan-part-two--73634026Read along with us. Part Three can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>74fb7b22-90e1-11f1-9e2e-67307091712fThu, 06 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on ch. 5 in Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" (1651). We go through seven ways of producing absurd reasoning according to Hobbes. https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/hobbes1651part1.pdf Part Three can only be found at...Read along with us. Part Three can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4233falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reason-in-hobbes-leviathan-part-one--73634032Read along with us (start on p. 16). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7682d5f8-90e1-11f1-9e2e-776f84f3d21dTue, 04 Jun 2024 13:46:20 +0000MariaReading ch. 5 in Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" (1651) to see how a materialist empiricist with a highly restrictive view of what counts as real knowledge tries to account for our ability to reason....Read along with us (start on p. 16). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3997falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-342-zhuangzi-on-knowledge-and-virtue-part-two--71742059partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Information on our book is available at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book. Listen to Mark's new band, including the ending song to this episode, "I Insist," at marklint.bandcamp.com.]]>acd04f61-17d1-4a20-8054-20cb069fa4edMon, 03 Jun 2024 10:25:55 +0000MariaWe're concluding our treatment of the Daoist sage, focusing on the relation between metaphysics and ethics. Is a "wu wei" (non-action) philosophy compatible with fighting for justice? Does it even necessitate kindness? Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Information on our book is available at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book. Listen to Mark's new band, including the ending song to this episode, "I Insist," at marklint.bandcamp.com.]]>2524falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plato-s-cratylus-on-language--73634025 Follow along with us in the text, starting at the bottom of p. 144. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #324. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>75583060-90e1-11f1-9e2e-bbf6351ebeb1Wed, 29 May 2024 14:03:35 +0000MariaOn the latter portion of Plato's middle-period dialogue, where Plato argues to Cratylus that even if names (words) were devised to somehow depict the things they stand for, that wouldn't guarantee that they ACCURATELY describe the world. You can't... Follow along with us in the text, starting at the bottom of p. 144. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #324. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3671falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-342-zhuangzi-on-knowledge-and-virtue-part-one--71741991partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>a0d7f733-3fae-4368-a2e6-7f0ec7179700Mon, 27 May 2024 11:06:42 +0000MariaMore on the Zhuangzi, books 1-6 and 17-19 with guest Theo Brooks. We discuss epistemology (Can we know the mind of someone else? How can virtue make truth more accessible?), metaphysics (Is the world constantly changing such that we can't actually...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2668falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-341-supplemental-zhuangzi-for-closereads-evergreen-network-launch--71742121 ep. 341. How does Daoism compare to Stoicism, Aristotelianism, and Existentialism? How can being a Daoist sage keep one from harm? How is a really effective cicada catcher such a sage? Get more on Zhuangzi at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Sign up for the new Closereads public feed at evergreen.com/closereadsphilosophy, and check out Evergreen's other cool shows. For an ad-free experience with many extra episodes, sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy, or combine your support for PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>a8893d9f-3408-4c85-91f5-ad6b86ab1822Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000MariaMark and Wes read through and discuss the first couple of pages of ch. 19, "Fathoming Life," following up on https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2024/05/12/ep341-karyn-lai-zhuangzi/. How does Daoism compare to Stoicism, Aristotelianism, and... ep. 341. How does Daoism compare to Stoicism, Aristotelianism, and Existentialism? How can being a Daoist sage keep one from harm? How is a really effective cicada catcher such a sage? Get more on Zhuangzi at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Sign up for the new Closereads public feed at evergreen.com/closereadsphilosophy, and check out Evergreen's other cool shows. For an ad-free experience with many extra episodes, sign up to support Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy, or combine your support for PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>4064falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zhuangzi-ch-19--73634024 Partially Examined Life ep. 341. Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 188. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7daacab6-90e1-11f1-9e2e-2bf1ddcbeeb6Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000MariaWe're reading the "Fathoming Life" chapter of this seminal Daoist philosopher, using the Ziporyn translation: Just the first couple pages to really focus in on some text that came up tangentially in... Partially Examined Life ep. 341. Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 188. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3903falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-spinoza-part-two--73634027 Read along with us. Part Three can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>77babe18-90e1-11f1-9e2e-0be32e726ed9Fri, 17 May 2024 15:58:00 +0000MariaWe're continuing reading through the entry on Spinoza from Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy (1830). Let's Make Philosophy Mathematical Again!... Read along with us. Part Three can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3622falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-341-guest-karyn-lai-on-daoism-in-the-zhuangzi--71742054Karyn, co-author of the History of Philosophy Podcast Chinese series. We talk through Daoist advice about virtue, political action, perspectivism, and more. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>67383d79-659e-40bc-b0e3-a23c3aa49e89Mon, 13 May 2024 03:47:13 +0000MariaMark, Dylan, Seth, and Theo Brooks discuss the Zhuangzi (ca. 325 BCE) UNSW Sydney prof. https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/karyn-lai, co-author of the History of Philosophy Podcast Chinese series. We talk through Daoist advice about virtue, political...Karyn, co-author of the History of Philosophy Podcast Chinese series. We talk through Daoist advice about virtue, political action, perspectivism, and more. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegel-on-spinoza-part-one--73634029 Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7c634534-90e1-11f1-9e2e-b76ceb079bf8Mon, 13 May 2024 02:22:00 +0000MariaWe read through the Spinoza entry in Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy (1830). Does this tell us more about Spinoza, or about Hegel? https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/Hegel-lectures-history-of-philosophy-spinoza.pdf.... Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emerson-s-oversoul-part-two--73634039 Read along with us. Parts Three and Four can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7a9b9ec2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-6b7c23f8db85Thu, 09 May 2024 22:20:00 +0000MariaWe're continuing to go through Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "The Over-Soul." What is this godhood allegedly in us that transcends time and space? https://emersoncentral.com/texts/essays-first-series/the-over-soul/. Parts Three and Four can only be... Read along with us. Parts Three and Four can only be found at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>4101falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emerson-s-oversoul-part-one--73634028Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>7de6c3c2-90e1-11f1-9e2e-f73db0f5a3b1Mon, 06 May 2024 21:14:00 +0000MariaAre we underlyingly all really a single, unified organism? Or do we just have a lot in common? We begin unraveling this puzzling claim by reading Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "The...Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>3230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-340-brian-ellis-on-the-implications-of-essentialism-part-two--71742064partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Get the new PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3f9444c8-c985-419b-9301-156a794ed6bdMon, 06 May 2024 11:59:27 +0000MariaConcluding on The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism (2002) with guest Chris Heath. Are we OK with the metaphysical necessity of natural laws? How do Ellis' mind-independent fundamental objects in the world relate to higher level...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Get the new PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2799falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/closereads-philosophy-with-mark-and-wes-a-quick-intro--73634016megaphone.fm/adchoices]]>79f234f4-90e1-11f1-9e2e-bf72de2978beWed, 01 May 2024 17:55:00 +0000MariaReading through difficult philosophy texts line-by-line to try to figure out what's really being said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoicesmegaphone.fm/adchoices]]>45falsetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-340-brian-ellis-on-the-implications-of-essentialism-part-one--71741723partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>50df80dd-98b3-4442-9245-326e8ffe6cfcMon, 29 Apr 2024 03:27:04 +0000MariaContinuing on The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism. Ellis' essentialism about physics and chemistry says that, for example, atoms of various elements are truly and unambiguously different and behave in ways that make them what...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2561falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-15th-anniversary-and-book-release--71742099partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn more about the book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>e106399e-9194-4d56-b612-b83a2cd1744bMon, 22 Apr 2024 11:29:09 +0000MariaYour four hosts plus book editor Chris Sunami reflect on doing the podcast for 15 years and making the new book, which you should order on April 25. Plus, the three rules, future ambitions, and more. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn more about the book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3273falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-339-brian-ellis-on-the-metaphysics-of-science-part-two--71741782partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about the new PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book. Make a note on your calendar to purchase it on Thursday, April 25.]]>87fe4a11-701d-4793-9c4d-e383c44693b3Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:53:24 +0000MariaContinuing on The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism (2002) with guest Chris Heath. We get further into the text about metaphysical realism, criteria for a natural kind, properties vs. predicates, and much more. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about the new PEL book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book. Make a note on your calendar to purchase it on Thursday, April 25.]]>2798falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-339-brian-ellis-on-the-metaphysics-of-science-part-one--71741892partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>a85ab8b8-fe87-4274-81e3-ca43f278effcMon, 08 Apr 2024 04:23:39 +0000MariaOn The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism (2002). What kind of metaphysics underlies chemistry and physics? Ellis argues that items such as chemical elements and physical particles have essences, and that these essential properties...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>3208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-338-aristotle-on-potential-vs-actual-and-the-unmoved-mover-part-two--71741854partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>1f4a965f-53ff-4edb-8c14-973d486ae822Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:31:00 +0000MariaTo conclude our discussion of Aristotle's Metaphysics, we finish discussing potency by talking about the potential to learn (the Meno problem), the metaphysical priority of the actual over the merely potential, and how the Unmoved Mover motivates all...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2831falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-338-aristotle-on-potential-vs-actual-and-the-unmoved-mover-part-one--71741867partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>d0bdfee3-b332-4015-9335-34901520ac4cMon, 25 Mar 2024 13:45:13 +0000MariaWe read portions of books 9 (Theta) and 12 (Lambda) of Aristotle's Metaphysics, first on "being-at-work" (actuality) vs. mere potency, then on Aristotle's famous argument for the existence of God. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.]]>2880falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-w-chris-sunami-march-2024--71741311partiallyexaminedlife.com/book) to talk a bit about his background, meeting celebrities (or being met qua celebrity) and more generally how a writer or performer's real personality relates to their work, various things we're reading and watching, scientists' attitudes towards philosophy, and the usual musings about future episodes. 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It involves claiming that all beings are distinct individuals, as opposed to, for instance, an undifferentiated flux. They're thus subject to the law of...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get 50% off delicious, ready-to-eat meals at FactorMeals.com/pel50 (code pel50).]]>3216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-335-aristotle-on-fundamental-explanations-part-two--71741893partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive Closereads/part 3 drilling into the argument against Platonic forms in Aristotle's Metaphysics. Listen to a preview.]]>d713de82-48e8-4415-af16-a32cba9a2dc7Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1. We get seriously into Aristotle's four types of causation and how previous philosophers in leaving out one or most of these made a mistake. This includes a critique of Platonic forms, which as eternal,...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive Closereads/part 3 drilling into the argument against Platonic forms in Aristotle's Metaphysics. Listen to a preview.]]>2621falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-335-aristotle-on-fundamental-explanations-part-one--71741774partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>a3ad95cd-2b07-4d9b-bc50-4b5d484f2298Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:12:36 +0000MariaOn Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1 (aka Alpha) (ca. 340 BCE). What constitutes a basic explanation of the universe? We talk about how mere practical knowledge of how things in fact work is not enough; there's greater wisdom in knowing the theoretical...partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap anticipating our upcoming series on Aristotle's Metaphysics. Listen to a preview.]]>b1dee63c-989b-40c7-8139-9980b113657dMon, 29 Jan 2024 03:38:25 +0000MariaContinuing on "On the Ontological Mystery" (1933), we talk more about problems vs. mysteries: The latter implicate OURSELVES; we are not merely witnesses, but our involvement complicates things. Also, what makes Marcel an existentialist? Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap anticipating our upcoming series on Aristotle's Metaphysics. Listen to a preview.]]>3340falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-334-gabriel-marcel-s-christian-existentialism-part-one--71742081partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive, Kierkegaard-related Nightcap. Listen to a preview.]]>5e5fc321-9a72-497f-a336-1078c76aa41eMon, 01 Jan 2024 05:10:33 +0000MariaConcluding our discussion of Either/Or, still this time considering "The Balance Between the Esthetic and the Ethical in the Development of the Personality" on how the ethical helps us to develop a self. What is this ideal self that Kierkegaard wants...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive, Kierkegaard-related Nightcap. Listen to a preview.]]>3251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-332-kierkegaard-s-either-or-the-ethical-self-part-one--71742122partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Mark and Bill surprise Kevin into a scene about a suspicious hotel. How does one engineer one's legacy? Will history inevitably either reduce your greatest contributions to mere noise or reinterpret them in light of your final, embarrassing moments? Perhaps the legendary comedy team of Ricky and Lester can serve as a scenic example; let's let them say a little about who they are and how their career reached its current nadir. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. You'll see there the link to the video version of this. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>3c063bb8-f2f0-40e6-b4c3-4b0d8eb8f039Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000MariaKevin is the creator and host of the storytelling podcast https://www.risk-show.com/ and is the alphabetically foremost member of the MTV-televised, newly reformed, celebrity-infested sketch comedy troupe https://davidwain.com/thestate. But can he...RISK! and is the alphabetically foremost member of the MTV-televised, newly reformed, celebrity-infested sketch comedy troupe The State. But can he improvise? Mark and Bill surprise Kevin into a scene about a suspicious hotel. How does one engineer one's legacy? Will history inevitably either reduce your greatest contributions to mere noise or reinterpret them in light of your final, embarrassing moments? Perhaps the legendary comedy team of Ricky and Lester can serve as a scenic example; let's let them say a little about who they are and how their career reached its current nadir. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. You'll see there the link to the video version of this. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>3589falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-330-kierkegaard-s-either-or-the-aesthetic-life-part-one--71742109partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>0e3bf8d5-8d51-43e7-97d2-baaf43422ac9Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:30:00 +0000MariaOn the aphorisms ("Diapsalmata") that begin Soren Kierkegaard's Either/Or (1843), plus the essay also in the first volume, "Rotation of Crops." What is it to live your life as if it were a work of art? K thinks such a life is unserious and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2730falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-329-kierkegaard-on-irony-part-three-closereads-part-one--71741820partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Signing up to support Closereads: Philosophy with Mark and Wes at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy will get you access to 20+ recordings like this, including (soon) the direct sequel to this one.]]>f3e64cb6-ed18-482a-b6ec-38a1d29e7eaeSat, 25 Nov 2023 13:49:56 +0000MariaMark and Wes Closeread the conclusion to Soren Kierkegaard's On the Concept of Irony (1841), "Irony as a Controlled Element, the Truth of Irony." The discussion starts with the role of irony in good art, and then moves on to discuss the proper role of...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Signing up to support Closereads: Philosophy with Mark and Wes at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy will get you access to 20+ recordings like this, including (soon) the direct sequel to this one.]]>3277falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-329-kierkegaard-on-irony-part-two--71741561partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a third part to this episode (coming soon).]]>7e5b3333-b679-42f9-8333-d426834defe2Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:54:38 +0000MariaContinuing with On the Concept of Irony, defined as "infinite absolute negativity." K criticizes his Romantic peers of taking irony too far. So what is healthy, well-grounded irony? Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a third part to this episode (coming soon).]]>3278falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-329-kierkegaard-on-irony-part-one--71742118partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>869ae427-373c-4ad7-9143-f371414605c5Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:03:20 +0000MariaDiscussing On the Concept of Irony (1841). Kierkegaard builds up to telling us what irony is by showing how Socrates invented irony, as characterized by his wholly negative project of showing others that their beliefs inherited from society are wrong....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2548falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-328-yascha-mounk-against-identity-politics-part-three--71741468the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>b4623050-a9dc-4ce2-94c6-37216f63e720Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan, and now Seth too discuss further Mounk's project in The Identity Trap and what philosophically we can glean from it. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/11/06/ep-328-3-mounk-identity-politics-citizen/, sign...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-328-guest-yascha-mounk-against-identity-politics-part-two--71741868partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive, guest-free part three to this discussion. Listen to a preview.]]>f36eef00-acee-4906-88a7-a7ba8ee46255Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:03:56 +0000MariaContinuing on The Identity Trap (2023). Which works better to achieve social progress; classical liberalism, or strategies involving emphasis of identity group membership? Do we even have to pick a side, or can we pragmatically choose strategies from...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and bonus content including a supporter-exclusive, guest-free part three to this discussion. Listen to a preview.]]>3544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-328-guest-yascha-mounk-against-identity-politics-part-one--71742084partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>cdc16e0b-80f8-4b05-825b-aca997fe268aMon, 30 Oct 2023 11:12:08 +0000MariaOn The Identity Trap (2023), an intellectual history of wokeness (aka "the identity synthesis") and defense of philosophical liberalism against this set of ideas. Are our differences more important than that which unites us? Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-fall-nightcap-2023--71741491the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>34327359-0615-41ee-aa16-796eccd5671dSat, 28 Oct 2023 20:01:53 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Seth talk more about bullshit, Derrida and other difficult and arguably bullshitty philosophy, expressing truths through bodily movement, horror movies, and our coverage of author-guests and works that provide an introductory roadmap to...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>771falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-327-harry-frankfurt-on-bullsh-t-and-authenticity-part-two--71742124partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion getting more into bullshit, hypocrisy, and more.]]>c4d40819-fce8-418d-b82a-b927f152bad4Mon, 23 Oct 2023 03:05:10 +0000MariaOn Frankfurt's essay "The Importance of What We Care About" (1982), which distinguishes the question of what to value from ethical questions and explores the extent to which deciding what to care about is a free act. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion getting more into bullshit, hypocrisy, and more.]]>3216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-327-harry-frankfurt-on-bullsh-t-and-authenticity-part-one--71741924partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>78d5a484-f090-4c36-9a6f-99ff9a658c35Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:36:06 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth discuss the celebrated 1986 essay "On Bullshit." Does bullshit necessarily involve lying? Frankfurt defines it as instead indifferent to truth, though still deceptive about what kind of speech act the audience is supposed to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2579falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-63-virtual-socrates-w-david-chalmers--71741535partiallyexaminedlife.com.  Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff. Sponsor: Visit FactorMeals.com/improv50 (code improv50) to get 50% off America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit.]]>cc4d72a1-b901-4aaf-b7e2-3dd7d4007297Sat, 14 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000MariaThe New York University Prof and author of many influential books including the new Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy joins Mark and Bill to simulate debates about AI, cybersex, actor vs. character, and keeping children safe from...partiallyexaminedlife.com.  Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff. Sponsor: Visit FactorMeals.com/improv50 (code improv50) to get 50% off America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit.]]>3500falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-326-michael-tomasello-on-the-evolution-of-agency-part-two--71742089partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>09352a98-781d-49af-9fef-4e7dda2d0845Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:31:58 +0000MariaWes, Dylan, and guest Chris Heath continue to discuss The Evolution of Agency (2022) in light of our interview with the author. We relate examples from the book of animals of various levels of complexity making deliberative decisions, exhibiting...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>3167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-326-guest-michael-tomasello-on-the-evolution-of-agency-part-one--71742110partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>088da5a9-0b97-4992-8cf4-02ed0dc3b7e3Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:53:37 +0000MariaOn The Evolution of Agency (2022), with the author, and guest panelist Chris Heath. What is human agency? How would we determine whether an animal is a legitimate agent, as opposed to just acting automatically? Tomasello investigates this by thinking...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2885falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-325-paul-grice-on-meaning-and-conversation-part-two--71742105partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>d7757104-0366-4323-b4de-813d222703c0Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:54:56 +0000MariaContinuing on "Meaning" (1957), "Utterer's Meaning and Intentions" (1969), and "Logic and Conversation" (1975) with guest Steve Gimbell. We tie the articles together, talk more about the rules implicit in conversation, and try to relate Grice's...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>3513falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-325-paul-grice-on-meaning-and-conversation-part-one--71741828Steve Gimbell. Grice tries to give a rigorous analysis of what it means for a speaker (as opposed to a sentence) to mean something in particular. Let the increasingly elaborate potential counter-examples commence! Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this episode coming out next week.]]>d5c69261-90a7-41bf-b2ff-8b6884383bafMon, 18 Sep 2023 11:04:08 +0000MariaOn "Meaning" (1957), "Utterer's Meaning and Intentions" (1969), and "Logic and Conversation" (1975), featuring Mark, Seth, Dylan, and guest...Steve Gimbell. Grice tries to give a rigorous analysis of what it means for a speaker (as opposed to a sentence) to mean something in particular. Let the increasingly elaborate potential counter-examples commence! Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this episode coming out next week.]]>2869falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-324-plato-s-cratylus-on-language-part-three--71741445patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy) can watch video for this episode and get all the Closereads content: 13 episodes so far, including new episodes on Epictetus' Discourses. This Closeread and some others are also being made available to PEL supporters. If you're not hearing the full version of this discussion, you can sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1a04ecbd-7f73-40ad-93da-e250982a4e74Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000MariaMark and Wes do a Closeread on the latter part of the dialogue, where Socrates argues to Cratylus that even if names (words) were devised to somehow depict the things they stand for, that wouldn't guarantee that they ACCURATELY describe the world. You...patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy) can watch video for this episode and get all the Closereads content: 13 episodes so far, including new episodes on Epictetus' Discourses. This Closeread and some others are also being made available to PEL supporters. If you're not hearing the full version of this discussion, you can sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-324-plato-s-cratylus-on-language-part-two--71742066partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>d95c5752-2261-4127-b50c-ecf5ac0751cbMon, 11 Sep 2023 10:34:20 +0000MariaContinuing on Plato's mid-period dialogue about language. Is attaching a word to a thing, i.e. naming it, like other activities such as carpentry or sewing that can go wrong? Can we put the "form" of a thing into letters and syllabus of its name? We...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>2900falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-324-plato-s-cratylus-on-language-part-one--71741869partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three to this episode coming out next week.]]>2798falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-end-of-summer-nightcap-2023--71741520the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>661fe004-f44f-44fe-8e44-15e657a938d1Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Seth, Dylan, and eventually Wes talk about traveling, Barbie, gender, evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and more. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/08/26/nightcap-august-2023/, sign up via one of the options...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-323-acquiring-language-tomasello-vs-chomsky-part-two--71742104partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion about cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and more.]]>fb5c44d0-9226-43d1-baf9-78e4828093c6Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:11:27 +0000MariaContinuing on Michael Tomasello's "Language Is Not an Instinct" (1995) and Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition (2003), as contrasted with Chomsky universal grammar (the flag that Steven Pinker continues to carry)....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion about cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and more.]]>2996falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-323-acquiring-language-tomasello-vs-chomsky-part-one--71742107partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2da1384f-3c48-4177-a63d-8a0665140775Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:25:10 +0000MariaOn Michael Tomasello's "Language Is Not an Instinct" (1995) and Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition (2003). With guest Christopher Heath. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2787falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-closereads-emerson-s-oversoul-new-podcast-premiere--71742058Watch this episode on video at YouTube. We encourage you to read along in the essay with us. This is the first of four parts. To hear the others as they are released this week, plus weekly episodes going forward and three episodes already posted, please support this new effort at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy (or support PEL and Closereads together via support at the $10 level at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife). Sponsor: Check out Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. Enrollment is now open for Mark's Core Philosophy Texts class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Support PEL to get this discussion ad-free, plus tons of bonus content.]]>1f8cebe8-4e7f-42e7-8bf8-de6aeec46cfcMon, 14 Aug 2023 14:05:08 +0000MariaAre we underlyingly all really a single, unified organism? Or do we just have a lot in common? PEL's most verbose hosts Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan begin unraveling this puzzling claim by reading Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "The Over-Soul" and...Watch this episode on video at YouTube. We encourage you to read along in the essay with us. This is the first of four parts. To hear the others as they are released this week, plus weekly episodes going forward and three episodes already posted, please support this new effort at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy (or support PEL and Closereads together via support at the $10 level at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife). Sponsor: Check out Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. Enrollment is now open for Mark's Core Philosophy Texts class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. Support PEL to get this discussion ad-free, plus tons of bonus content.]]>3386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-322-schelling-on-art-vs-nature-part-three--71741789greenchef.com/pel50 (promocode pel50). Give more effectively via GiveWell.org (and let them know we sent you!). Check out the Articles of Interest podcast. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. There are still spots available in Mark's Core Philosophy Texts class this fall. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>6e641899-4ae4-4475-b58d-c159e6c19486Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:14:02 +0000MariaMark and Wes conclude with some close reading of Part 6 of System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), section 3: "Relation of Art to Philosophy." Schelling thinks that art enables us to do intuitively what philosophy tries to do with concepts. We're...greenchef.com/pel50 (promocode pel50). Give more effectively via GiveWell.org (and let them know we sent you!). Check out the Articles of Interest podcast. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. There are still spots available in Mark's Core Philosophy Texts class this fall. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-322-schelling-on-art-vs-nature-part-two--71742090partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about the online Core Philosophy Texts course Mark is running this fall at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>281c80c1-6e61-44af-bddf-994a595ec7bfMon, 31 Jul 2023 11:06:28 +0000MariaContinuing on "On the Relation Between the Plastic Arts and Nature" (1807) and Part 6 of System of Transcendental Idealism (1800). We talk sculpture vs. painting and why art is the direct, intuitive way to achieve the insight that philosophy can only...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about the online Core Philosophy Texts course Mark is running this fall at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>3012falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-322-schelling-on-art-vs-nature-part-one--71742085partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>4f7e1f61-9345-4edb-ad5e-c78be335a226Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:09:20 +0000MariaDiscussing "On the Relation Between the Plastic Arts and Nature" (1807) and Part 6 of System of Transcendental Idealism (1800). Is the goal of art to imitate nature? Only if that means showing the divine, ideal, dynamic aspect of the subject matter...partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion largely about philosophy of technology. Learn about the online Core Philosophy Texts course Mark is running this fall at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>fb726f99-6708-43b4-84ee-7b34a25d0710Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:21:48 +0000MariaWe continue on Theory of Art, getting more into sections of the text about the relationship between beauty and purposiveness, genius, unconscious vs. conscious creation, style vs. manner, and art imitating nature. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion largely about philosophy of technology. Learn about the online Core Philosophy Texts course Mark is running this fall at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.]]>2687falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-321-august-schlegel-on-beauty-part-one--71742092partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>85baf7d8-25e3-4aa2-8dc4-4f365daf0c4bMon, 03 Jul 2023 11:20:05 +0000MariaWe continue on Schlegel's "Dialogue on Poesy" (1799) and "Concerning the Essence of Critique" (1804). How can Romantic art always aim at some common source of our humanity yet also require originality? How can having some sort of common mythology help...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>2624falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-320-friedrich-schlegel-on-romanticism-part-one--71742100partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>f38bead1-9599-4647-acff-3939e24b7f8eMon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:08 +0000MariaOn selected fragments from 1797-1801, "Dialogue on Poesy" (1799), and "Concerning the Essence of Critique" (1804). What makes art "Romantic"? Schlegel sees good art as uniquely, authentically reaching out to a divine source that underlies and connects...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2820falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-319-schiller-on-experiencing-beauty-part-three--71742045the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>cf69dd13-8e7f-45c7-8983-1f8a948a7b85Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:18:33 +0000MariaWe complete our treatment of On the Aesthetic Education of Man by considering its final letters in more detail. Does Reason really make us more moral? And does the embrace of Beauty really point us to Reason, or does self-consciousness rule out...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>691falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-319-schiller-on-experiencing-beauty-part-two--71742075partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>c8543b4f-69e9-4360-93bf-e154dc2da943Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:10:33 +0000MariaStarting with letter 20 in On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), we tell more of the story of how art is supposed to get us from sensation to thinking. Aesthetic perception ends up being essential to any conceptualization (thinking) whatsoever!...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>3029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-319-schiller-on-experiencing-beauty-part-one--71742102partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>4684b70a-9484-4b29-b8fd-a23a4a1aeb0dSun, 11 Jun 2023 21:03:34 +0000MariaOn the second half of Friedrich Schiller's On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), getting into the mechanics of how aesthetic experience work in giving us a midpoint between animality and pure rationality where we can feel free. Also, does art...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2959falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-318-friedrich-schiller-on-the-civilizing-potential-of-art-part-three--71741872the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>08f909cf-2d40-4725-bf29-46dd162473a0Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:59:39 +0000MariaMark and Wes dive deeper into the text of the first several letters of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795). Are verbal descriptions of art destined to fall short?  What is it to put yourself forward as a representative of your species? These and...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>729falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-318-friedrich-schiller-on-the-civilizing-potential-of-art-part-two--71742112Markus Reuter. We get clearer on what Schiller means by Beauty, and how two contrary drives toward matter and form somehow cancel each other out to combine in a "play drive" that is at the heart of appreciating and creating art. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>d542ca06-7337-4f78-b631-77d2f0e4f83fMon, 05 Jun 2023 12:29:11 +0000MariaWe continue working through letters 1-15 of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), helped by https://www.markusreuter.com/. We get clearer on what Schiller means by Beauty, and how two contrary drives toward matter and form somehow cancel each...Markus Reuter. We get clearer on what Schiller means by Beauty, and how two contrary drives toward matter and form somehow cancel each other out to combine in a "play drive" that is at the heart of appreciating and creating art. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.]]>3374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-318-friedrich-schiller-on-the-civilizing-potential-of-art-part-one--71742086Markus Reuter joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795). Given the failure of the French Revolution, this famous German poet wondered what could make the masses capable of governing themselves? His answer: Beauty! Aesthetic appreciation puts us at a distance from our savage desires, enables the abstract thought necessary for Kantian rationalist morality, and yet keeps us in touch with our feelings so that we don't just become cogs in the industrial machine. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>cece16e6-bfa4-4832-9425-24c8e9314d74Mon, 29 May 2023 12:09:54 +0000MariaCan art make us better people? Musician https://www.markusreuter.com/ joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795). Given the failure of the French Revolution, this famous German poet wondered what...Markus Reuter joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795). Given the failure of the French Revolution, this famous German poet wondered what could make the masses capable of governing themselves? His answer: Beauty! Aesthetic appreciation puts us at a distance from our savage desires, enables the abstract thought necessary for Kantian rationalist morality, and yet keeps us in touch with our feelings so that we don't just become cogs in the industrial machine. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2861falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-317-character-philosophies-in-dostoevsky-s-brothers-karamazov-part-two--71745422the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>3233c6d7-d7ad-42a3-bfc7-079ce28e389fMon, 22 May 2023 12:04:49 +0000MariaTo conclude our discussion of the novel, we turn to the philosophies of Dmitri and Ivan, plus the Biblical book of Job and our takeaways. Do we need some philosophy of transcendence to cope? If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>729falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-317-character-philosophies-in-dostoevsky-s-brothers-karamazov-part-one--71745810 our live episode, we further ponder the 1869 novel, revisiting the "problem of evil" arguments and how the various brothers cope with an imperfect world. Plus, we relate Dostoevsky to other existentialists. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive final part to this discussion.]]>729b4e52-9d0e-41b4-b68b-884286ce9203Mon, 15 May 2023 12:32:11 +0000MariaFollowing up on https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/05/01/ep316-1-dostoevsky-karmazov/, we further ponder the 1869 novel, revisiting the "problem of evil" arguments and how the various brothers cope with an imperfect world. Plus, we relate... our live episode, we further ponder the 1869 novel, revisiting the "problem of evil" arguments and how the various brothers cope with an imperfect world. Plus, we relate Dostoevsky to other existentialists. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive final part to this discussion.]]>3423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-316-dostoevsky-s-brothers-karamazov-pel-live-in-nyc-part-two--71745643partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get lots of bonus content, including the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition of this episode.]]>5d549ac7-646a-4505-98d7-02475dcba69dMon, 08 May 2023 11:46:13 +0000MariaContinuing on Dostoevsky's 1880 novel, we respond to some objections to the Christian arguments that the characters Alyosha and Zosima put forward to respond to Ivan's "Rebellion" and "Grand Inquisitor" arguments. Most of these objections come from...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get lots of bonus content, including the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition of this episode.]]>2213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-316-dostoevsky-s-brothers-karamazov-pel-live-in-nyc-part-one--71745726partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get lots of bonus content, plus the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition of this episode.]]>dd8d7f61-d168-4d54-a7fe-037059fcb28aMon, 01 May 2023 13:10:34 +0000MariaOn Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 existentialist novel, focusing mostly on the "Rebellion" and "Grand Inquisitor" chapters. How can we reconcile ourselves to the existence of evil and suffering? The character Ivan argues that we can't, that children's...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get lots of bonus content, plus the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition of this episode.]]>2492falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-315-mengzi-mencius-on-virtuous-leaders-part-two--71745424the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>925890b8-0264-4a79-bb9a-4a149d99315bMon, 24 Apr 2023 11:23:48 +0000MariaTo conclude our treatment of this seminal Confucian text, we consider a particularly puzzling passage about ethics and then move to politics and economics. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/04/15/ep315-2-mengzi-citizen/,...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-315-mengzi-mencius-on-virtuous-leaders-part-one--71746928ep. 314, we go further into the collected teachings of this early Confucian (aka Ruhist) from the late 4th century BCE. What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an effective leader? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive final part to this discussion.]]>892cb72f-5223-4598-a71b-cf4038287c62Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:01:00 +0000MariaContinuing from https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/04/03/ep314-1-mengzi/, we go further into the collected teachings of this early Confucian (aka Ruhist) from the late 4th century BCE. What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an...ep. 314, we go further into the collected teachings of this early Confucian (aka Ruhist) from the late 4th century BCE. What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an effective leader? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive final part to this discussion.]]>2340falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-april-2023--71745466the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>a36fdc8c-cf8a-48b3-855e-5c298660fa76Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000MariaRecorded 4/3/23 as we prepped for our live show, Mark, Wes and Dylan talk about The Last of Us and possible future episodes on animal ethics and/or animal consciousness, the death drive, plus the already tentatively scheduled episodes about the...the full version of this discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-314-mengzi-mencius-on-moral-psychology-part-two--71745715partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion. Sponsor: Secure your Internet and get three extra months free at ExpressVPN.com/PEL.]]>40e337ef-a0e0-4339-a6b0-70f32bdc31d9Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:44:33 +0000MariaContinuing on the teachings of Mengzi from ca. 350 BCE, without our guest. We go into textual quotes, covering the "sprouts" of virtue, whether human nature is good or simply malleable, whether tastes are universal, and more. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion. Sponsor: Secure your Internet and get three extra months free at ExpressVPN.com/PEL.]]>2833falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-314-mengzi-mencius-on-moral-psychology-part-one--71745720Krishnan Venkatesh of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. We talk about the challenges of connecting ancient Chinese and Greek philosophies and explore Mencius' distinctively Chinese take on respecting your parents. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Get your streaming or in-person ticket to our April 15 live show at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>57cad733-3176-485b-9cd3-11bfbb6003f2Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000MariaOn the greatest early philosopher interpreting and expanding on Confucius, from ca. 350 BCE. with guest https://www.sjc.edu/news/tutors-talk-books-krishnan-venkatesh of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. We talk about the challenges of...Krishnan Venkatesh of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. We talk about the challenges of connecting ancient Chinese and Greek philosophies and explore Mencius' distinctively Chinese take on respecting your parents. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Get your streaming or in-person ticket to our April 15 live show at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>2594falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-313-mozi-s-political-ethics-part-three--71745460the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>bc66c117-21c4-4b07-8b17-9415b656903fSun, 02 Apr 2023 14:43:41 +0000MariaWe get into quotes from Mozi about his arguments against fatalism and Confucianism, support for meritocracy and identifying with superiors, and description of the Will of Heaven.  If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>706falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-313-mozi-s-political-ethics-part-two--71745349partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Continuing the Conversation web series by St. John's College at sjc.edu. Check out the Hermitix podcast at hermitix.net.]]>7e70623b-ae1e-4bbc-8265-b0641dac65bdMon, 27 Mar 2023 12:54:31 +0000MariaContinuing on the central Mohist text, with guest Tzuchien Tho. We talk about Mozi's ideas about encouraging morality, preventing war, restricting music and elaborate funerals, plus the Will of Heaven, identification with one's superiors, and...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Continuing the Conversation web series by St. John's College at sjc.edu. Check out the Hermitix podcast at hermitix.net.]]>3098falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-313-mozi-s-political-ethics-part-one--71745259partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion relevant to this episode about tributes to the dead. Sponsors: Check out the Continuing the Conversation web series by St. John's College at sjc.edu. Check out The Daily Shower Thoughts Podcast at https://bit.ly/DailyShowerThoughts. Get your streaming or in-person ticket to our April 15 live show at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>b4036ed2-a1f9-4a91-8ea4-c78335152a29Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:32:11 +0000MariaOn selections of the central Mohist text, from ca. 430 B.C.E., with guest Tzuchien Tho. Mozi claims that we should regard everyone on the same level as our family and believe whatever doctrines will be most beneficial to the people. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion relevant to this episode about tributes to the dead. Sponsors: Check out the Continuing the Conversation web series by St. John's College at sjc.edu. Check out The Daily Shower Thoughts Podcast at https://bit.ly/DailyShowerThoughts. Get your streaming or in-person ticket to our April 15 live show at partiallyexaminedlife.com/live.]]>2842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-late-march-2023--71745383the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d016fab2-fc87-4df2-812a-8275e3cf8ea5Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:38:43 +0000MariaMark, Seth, and Dylan talk about what makes for a fitting tribute for those departed, mourning customs, how Daoism has personally affected us, and more. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>602falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-312-the-dao-de-jing-on-virtue-part-two--71746112partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>ebb5707f-3435-4fd7-b9db-db5785cfbeaaMon, 13 Mar 2023 13:24:20 +0000MariaConcluding our discussion of the Daodejing with guest Theo Brooks. We cover some more ambiguous cosmological passages and return to political philosophy.  Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-312-the-dao-de-jing-on-virtue-part-one--71745747partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including our Nightcap discussion about philosophy as self-help. ]]>c52cc414-5758-4d8d-aea5-e4af8d04b62bMon, 06 Mar 2023 05:58:33 +0000MariaFor our second full discussion on the Daodejing by Laozi, we talk about the actions and attitudes that characterize the Daoist sage. With Theo Brooks. Topics include being virtuous vs. just following rules, Daoist tranquility, achieving without trying...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including our Nightcap discussion about philosophy as self-help. ]]>2886falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-early-march-2023--71745406the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>ef2d9f4f-5439-4e11-95e2-8de85dd50dbeSun, 05 Mar 2023 15:39:27 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth reflect on the interpretive challenges of the Daodejing, and in the full Nightcap, take on the question of whether philosophy works as self-help. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>595falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-311-understanding-the-dao-de-jing-part-two--71745734partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>5e9f4ff8-9731-4672-accb-e255c56e46bcMon, 27 Feb 2023 12:25:41 +0000MariaContinuing on the central Daoist text with guest Theodore Brooks. We explore practical vs. metaphysical interpretations of the Dao, the relation of things to their opposites, emptiness, and "straw dogs." Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/....partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2594falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-311-understanding-the-dao-de-jing-part-one--71745766partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>f901a398-00e6-4dd3-ae63-9fdc88defcd5Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:00:17 +0000MariaOn the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi (ca. 500 BCE), with guest Theodore Brooks. We talk about the wildly different, interpretive translations of this foundational Daoist (Taoist) text, its political views, and what the Dao might actually be. Get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3040falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-february-2023--71745519the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>4ca3e468-fd51-4e61-a5a1-254ed57e4ac1Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:49:37 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Seth anticipate our Dao De Jing and Dostoevsky recordings and talk about Russian literature. In the full episode, we also talk about covering Hebrew ethics, and, of course, Chat f-ing GPT. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>783falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-310-wittgenstein-on-world-pictures-part-two--71745760partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion.]]>2c65ff1b-48f9-4c97-b650-ef53680ec600Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:34:10 +0000MariaConcluding our discussion of On Certainty, with guest Chris Heath. We try one last time to get a handle on Wittgenstein's philosophy of science. How do people actually change their minds about fundamental beliefs? Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion.]]>2763falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-310-wittgenstein-on-world-pictures-part-one--71745876partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>a87ca46d-4e14-4219-9f87-a742dd9fb496Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:27:57 +0000MariaWe continue with Ludwig Wittgenstein's On Certainty (written 1951), with guest Christopher Heath. What is Wittgenstein's philosophy of science as it's reflected in this book? We talk about Weltbilds (world pictures) and how these relate to language...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2793falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-january-2023--71745474the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>fc19e568-03f5-49eb-a7c8-48bb41ccc983Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000MariaWe compare translations of Dostoyevsky in prep for our April live show, discuss future show topics, and go over insights from our past discussions on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-309-wittgenstein-on-certainty-part-two--71745676partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion that talks more about Wittgenstein.]]>b39978c4-5961-4324-a0c1-4e6b368be965Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:17:17 +0000MariaContinuing to discuss On Certainty, we get deeply into textual quotes. How does he actually respond to Moore's argument about his hand? How does he extend his account to talk about mathematical and scientific statements? Is Wittgenstein a pragmatist?...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a new Nightcap discussion that talks more about Wittgenstein.]]>2404falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-309-wittgenstein-on-certainty-part-one--71745765partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>33d9ba10-1146-4d32-94d8-cf8af0f187baMon, 23 Jan 2023 12:33:33 +0000MariaDiscussing the notes Ludwig Wittgenstein made at the end of his life in 1951 that were published as On Certainty in 1969. Can we coherently doubt propositions like "physical objects exist," "the world is more than 50 years old," and "this is my hand"?...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-308-moore-s-proof-of-mind-independent-reality-part-two--71745830partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus content.]]>84e63668-ac47-4e7c-9d7e-5aafe8101463Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:44:55 +0000MariaWe quickly complete our treatment of G.E. Moore's "Proof of the External World" (1939) and move on to consider "Certainty" (1941). Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus content.]]>2888falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-308-moore-s-proof-of-mind-independent-reality-part-one--71745823partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>fa8a9437-c910-46c1-9a63-bbdc2253d358Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:23 +0000MariaOn G.E. Moore's "Proof of the External World" (1939) and "Certainty" (1941). Moore shows you his hands and says "these are my hands, which are physical objects, and thus the external world exists!" Does this defeat skepticism? Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2836falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-2022-wrap-up--71745451the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4bf82bf5-7646-4cb4-ad6a-8b650e63e434Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000MariaRecorded by Mark, Wes, and Dylan before our Moore discussion, we play one more listener appreciation clip that leads us into an examination of whether you listeners should try to read the texts we cover yourselves. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>652falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-307-g-e-moore-defends-common-sense-part-two--71746940partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including our year-end Nightcap discussion. Sponsors: Check out The Mad Scientist Podcast at themadscientistpodcast.com. Get a highly effective donation of up to $100 matched at Givewell.org, pick PODCAST and enter THE PARTIALLY EXAMINED LIFE at checkout.]]>30cd50b7-9b51-460f-ab6e-c027b25c0b3eMon, 02 Jan 2023 13:53:13 +0000MariaContinuing on "A Defense of Common Sense" (1925). Moore argues that physical facts are not dependent on minds and considers the various ways of analyzing the act of seeing and identifying your hand. Yes, he really does this! Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including our year-end Nightcap discussion. Sponsors: Check out The Mad Scientist Podcast at themadscientistpodcast.com. Get a highly effective donation of up to $100 matched at Givewell.org, pick PODCAST and enter THE PARTIALLY EXAMINED LIFE at checkout.]]>3029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-307-g-e-moore-defends-common-sense-part-one--71745661partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>f4505419-3fe7-4857-9241-1252faf5f286Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:27:03 +0000MariaOn "A Defense of Common Sense" (1925), featuring Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan. Moore defends our pre-philosophical certainty in beliefs about the existence of physical objects and other minds against skeptics and idealists. Is his apparently simple...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2549falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-306-dworkin-and-the-dobbs-decision-part-three--71745499the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>a2894bee-42cc-4dbf-8990-83db79d56cc2Sat, 24 Dec 2022 22:29:19 +0000MariaConcluding on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2021) Supreme Court decision. We talk more about the rationale for the decision and in particular the dissent by Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>810falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-306-dworkin-and-the-dobbs-decision-part-two--71745813partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>34e7d031-aaf9-4f8a-9b93-77e0b0063494Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:22:16 +0000MariaContinuing on Ronald Dworkin's "Unenumerated Rights: Whether and How Roe Should be Overruled" (1992) and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2021) decision featuring guest Robin Linsenmayer. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>3028falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-306-dworkin-and-the-dobbs-decision-part-one--71745714partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>42e445c4-4d7c-42c0-9ade-90860203af94Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:09:32 +0000MariaDoes the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to an abortion? We discuss Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2021) and Ronald Dworkin's "Unenumerated Rights: Whether and How Roe Should be Overruled" (1992). With guest Robin Linsenmayer. Get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2615falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-305-cormac-mccarthy-s-blood-meridian-part-three--71745444the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>c189ff54-9725-45e1-8fca-33a6cfde43f6Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:14:29 +0000MariaTo conclude our discussion of Blood Meridian, we talk about the roles of maturation and regression in the novel, plus more on Judge Holden's philosophy, and more. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>734falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-305-cormac-mccarthy-s-blood-meridian-part-two--71746027partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>0fe8214a-3f0b-4a9b-abb9-79d5b12e6472Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:05:34 +0000MariaContinuing on McCarthy's 1985 novel, we discuss the philosophy of war held by the character Judge Holden, plus whether the book's violence is gratuitous and why it might be unfilmable. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2949falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-305-cormac-mccarthy-s-blood-meridian-part-one--71745680partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>62977b99-f9b0-4ec5-8097-8538ee71f888Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000MariaOn McCarthy's 1985 anti-Western novel, featuring Wes, Seth, and Dylan. How does violence play a role in the way the world works? This novel about a rogue band of scalp hunters presents a pessimistic, nihilistic philosophy where violence is central to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2484falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-nightcap-november-2022-listener-testimonials--71745475the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>ce4bff39-6db6-432f-9fe3-b5a121df690eSun, 27 Nov 2022 15:42:04 +0000MariaWe recently put out a call among our supporters for some short audio clips of folks telling us about their relationship to PEL, and here they are. Mark, Seth, and Dylan play and respond to some of these. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>624falsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-304-dworkin-v-hart-on-legal-judgment-part-two--71745754partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>651f3034-1587-402a-a060-20a1c7340e90Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:21:20 +0000MariaContinuing on Roland Dworkin's "The Model of Rules" (1967) and Scott J. Shapiro's "The 'Hart-Dworkin' Debate: A Short Guide for the Perplexed" (2007), plus some of Dworkin's "Hard Cases" (1977). How do Hartians respond to Dworkin's initial attack? Can...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2841falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-304-dworkin-v-hart-on-legal-judgment-part-one--71745705partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>ec76c2c5-f10a-480d-b26e-f8d1bc094f83Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:40:03 +0000MariaContinuing on "Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals" (1958) and The Concept of Law (1961), ch. 5 and 6. If law is not based on morality, then why obey the law? What makes a legal system exist at all, as opposed to a lawless state? Is saying...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>3203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-303-h-l-a-hart-on-the-foundations-of-law-part-one--71745886partiallyexaminedlife.com. 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In the full episode, we get seriously personal and cover his sexism and comments on love, the folly of fandom, and the role of humor in...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-302-erasmus-praises-foolishness-part-two--71745853partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>87d61be7-163c-4b5b-a6e5-55743e2a6bc5Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:44:07 +0000MariaContinuing on The Praise of Folly with guest Nathan Gilmour. Can foolishness actually make us more prudent? Is it necessary for us to all get along in the world and accomplish things? Erasmus critiques pretentious, performative theologians among many...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2873falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-302-erasmus-praises-foolishness-part-one--71745780partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit Shopify.com/pel to start your free trial growing your business.]]>253803d7-f4d1-4bc8-a149-6324790a8028Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:36:00 +0000MariaOn Desiderius Erasmus' The Praise of Folly (1509), featuring Mark, Wes, Dylan, and Nathan Gilmour from the Christian Humanist podcast. Does some amount of foolishness enhance life? Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Visit Shopify.com/pel to start your free trial growing your business.]]>2807falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-representation-nightcap-october-2022--71745507the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d7ad3920-cc4d-4c80-8d8c-3bfc20cf424fFri, 14 Oct 2022 15:52:27 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Dylan explore the question, "Is it necessary for us to have representatives of an affected group with us as guests when we talk about an issue in philosophy that affects that group?" What do you think? If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1035falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pvi-40-rules-and-voices-with-stephen-west-philosophize-this--71745996Philosophize This! podcast joins Mark and Bill to learn to say no and talk about reason vs. emotion in grounding ethics. What do the voices in your head (or at your lunch table) say to you? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>b606a5bc-d925-4ad7-81b5-9c71bf5a52e6Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0000MariaStephen West from the juggernaut https://www.philosophizethis.org/ podcast joins Mark and Bill to learn to say no and talk about reason vs. emotion in grounding ethics. What do the voices in your head (or at your lunch table) say to you? Mark...Philosophize This! podcast joins Mark and Bill to learn to say no and talk about reason vs. emotion in grounding ethics. What do the voices in your head (or at your lunch table) say to you? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>3077falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-301-is-abortion-morally-permissible-part-three--71746469partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion of representation on our episodes: Is having a woman join us essential for a topic like this? Sponsor: Get 10% off a month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/partially.]]>4263c5ee-623f-4a38-beb8-3894b4468b87Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:27:49 +0000MariaJenny Hansen joins us to cover "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion" by Mary Anne Warren (1973), with more thoughts on "A Defense of Abortion" (1971) by Judith Jarvis Thomson. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including a supporter-exclusive Nightcap discussion of representation on our episodes: Is having a woman join us essential for a topic like this? Sponsor: Get 10% off a month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/partially.]]>2989falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-301-is-abortion-morally-permissible-part-two--71745807partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>f1c491c1-8e73-4dc5-bca2-5c9a4f6454daMon, 03 Oct 2022 12:07:10 +0000MariaContinuing on Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion" (1971), plus Don Marquis' "Why Abortion is Immoral" (1989) and a summary of Mary Anne Warren's "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion" (1973), which we'll continue next week in part...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-181-robyn-hitchcock-forgets-himself-sharply--71746544robynhitchcock.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsor: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem (code NEM).]]>ab08ed91-57ee-4ec7-81c8-db272c0f3b3cFri, 30 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000MariaRobyn has been producing a distinctive flavor of very British rock with surrealist lyrics for 35+ albums since 1979. We discuss "The Raging Muse" (and close by listening to "The Shuffle Man") from Shufflemania (2022), "Mad Shelly's Letterbox" from...robynhitchcock.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsor: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem (code NEM).]]>4510falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-301-is-abortion-morally-permissible-part-one--71745820partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>02ed2c52-dac9-41b6-a748-eb83009143fcMon, 26 Sep 2022 12:24:01 +0000MariaWe discuss widely read papers about abortion, including an excerpt from Roe v. Wade (1973) and Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion" (1971). Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-300-nietzsche-on-relating-to-history-part-three--71745477the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>9130c848-f4e4-4e6a-b9f4-4c46bf685aabFri, 23 Sep 2022 21:50:19 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Dylan conclude our discussion of "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874). What is the practical upshot of Nietzsche's recommendations for using history well and not letting it overwhelm you? If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-300-nietzsche-on-relating-to-history-part-two--71745745partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>83d180ea-c2fc-45f1-a87e-cad4c3f92481Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:02:20 +0000MariaContinuing on "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874), we get into the antiquarian use of history and the critical approach to history and Nietzsche's humanistic goals in his essay. How can we use history to help refine human...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2512falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-300-nietzsche-on-relating-to-history-part-one--71745764live-streamed show, we discuss "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874), aka Untimely Meditation #2. What is the healthiest way to relate to our history? Nietzsche describes some approaches to history which meet human needs but which can also become oppressive. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>d805555f-504f-4b5a-96ab-f8343be77e9dMon, 12 Sep 2022 11:53:21 +0000MariaIn this https://youtu.be/i5owZnjblT4, we discuss "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874), aka Untimely Meditation #2. What is the healthiest way to relate to our history? Nietzsche describes some approaches to history which meet...live-streamed show, we discuss "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874), aka Untimely Meditation #2. What is the healthiest way to relate to our history? Nietzsche describes some approaches to history which meet human needs but which can also become oppressive. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-299-philosophy-in-shakespeare-s-timon-of-athens-part-three--71745495the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4c7d6bba-6e8b-4799-a241-6d2fbdc2c400Sat, 03 Sep 2022 22:17:15 +0000MariaMark, Wes, and Dylan conclude our discussion of Shakespeare's play. Chiefly, we talk about the exchanges about art in the play: How does art relate to life and to commerce? If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>742falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-299-philosophy-in-shakespeare-s-timon-of-athens-part-two--71746183partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>ec8bb106-2930-4ee3-b51c-abf58b21de78Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:29:07 +0000MariaContinuing to discuss the play, now with guest Sarah Manton. We get into Cynicism, the Alcibiades sub-plot, a feminist angle on the play, and more. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>3121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-299-philosophy-in-shakespeare-s-timon-of-athens-part-one--71745755 Listen to our performance of the play first. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>adaa1759-e83c-4bae-a373-a26bd90349e2Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:33:15 +0000MariaJonathan Bate, editor of the new RSC complete Shakespeare, joins us to talk about the role of money in the play, the psychology, cynicism, and more. https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2022/08/08/not-ep299-1-shakespeare-timon-audioplay/. Get more at... Listen to our performance of the play first. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2599falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shakespeare-s-timon-of-athens-audioplay-part-two--71746905 Start with part one. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. We'll be live-streaming video for our big ep. 300 on Friday, Aug. 19 at 8pm ET. More info at partiallyexaminedlife.com/pel-live. Sponsors: Maximize the impact of your charitable giving via GiveWell.org; choose "podcast" and enter "Partially Examined Life." Download the Zocdoc app free to find a top rated doctor at Zocdoc.com/PEL.]]>6705e02e-3398-44d1-aa14-e41508c9e60fMon, 15 Aug 2022 11:06:15 +0000MariaContinuing our performance of William Shakespeare's play, finishing things up with acts 4 and 5 plus some post-performance discussion with the cast. https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2022/08/08/not-ep299-1-shakespeare-timon-audioplay/. Get more at... Start with part one. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. We'll be live-streaming video for our big ep. 300 on Friday, Aug. 19 at 8pm ET. More info at partiallyexaminedlife.com/pel-live. Sponsors: Maximize the impact of your charitable giving via GiveWell.org; choose "podcast" and enter "Partially Examined Life." Download the Zocdoc app free to find a top rated doctor at Zocdoc.com/PEL.]]>4815falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shakespeare-s-timon-of-athens-audioplay-feat-jay-o-sanders-michael-ian-black-and-michael-tow-part-one--71746926partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>89cdc914-0ad5-46cf-8b94-a113ac907dddMon, 08 Aug 2022 05:22:57 +0000MariaThe PEL players do an unrehearsed reading of Shakespeare's least popular play, which is about money and cynicism. This part includes Acts 1-3. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>4983falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ficino-flavored-nightcap-early-august-2022--71745485the full version of this part of the discussion (in which we cover more of Ficino, plus PEL Live, our upcoming audioplay, podcast listenership rankings, and more), sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>531307a9-ec00-49ef-b315-f7c2b6513cf6Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:09:18 +0000MariaMark and Wes consider more passages from Ficino's Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love, getting into Ficino's religious psychology and how this relates to Kierkegaard's. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion (in which we cover more of Ficino, plus PEL Live, our upcoming audioplay, podcast listenership rankings, and more), sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>828falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-298-marsilio-ficino-on-love-part-two--71745818partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>1d09d140-35c0-4193-96a4-f815556254e9Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:28:15 +0000MariaContinuing on Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love with guest Peter Adamson. We consider F's views on beauty and fill out his neo-Platonic epistemology. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3060falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-298-marsilio-ficino-on-love-part-one--71745987partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion..]]>b4b09ed3-ee29-4bde-84a1-25be3ad9b9b8Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:39:57 +0000MariaOn Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love (1475), with guest Peter Adamson. What is the role of love in the universe? Ficino tries to combine Plato's theory of love as reproduction in the presence of beauty with an unorthodox take on Christian...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion..]]>2788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-297-heidegger-on-the-human-condition-part-three--71745486the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>156d7f23-c9f8-4dc6-848c-dda318481425Sat, 23 Jul 2022 16:43:30 +0000MariaConcluding our close reading of Being and Time, on ch. 3, sec. 15 and 16 on the world as "ready to hand" or equipment. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2022/07/17/ep297-3-heidegger-human-condition-citizen/, sign up via one of...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>710falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-297-heidegger-on-the-human-condition-part-two--71745812partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>0f776714-20d5-461a-9692-1dcdecbcaa8aMon, 18 Jul 2022 12:17:15 +0000MariaWe continue on Being and Time, now in ch. 2 on what "the world" is in our Being-in-the-World and so what it is for us to encounter objects and how this is different than, e.g. the interaction of two physical objects. Get more at...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-297-heidegger-on-the-human-condition-part-one--71745763partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>e06a7b10-7dfc-4912-9277-400f619ef722Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:10:23 +0000MariaWe continue on Being and Time (1927), now into ch. 1 (sec. 9) on Existenz and how our way of Being is different than that of the objects of science, and what this means for authenticity and choice. Get more at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/. Visit...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2503falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-296-heidegger-questions-being-part-two--71746053partiallyexaminedlife.com. Get episodes ad-free with tons of bonus content at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1e84da4a-8095-4882-90fd-f6c671926a47Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:33:35 +0000MariaContinuing with our close reading of Being and Time, we talk about why time is the focus of Heidegger's analysis of the human condition, what are phenomena, and so what his phenomenological method looks like and why it must investigate us in our...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Get episodes ad-free with tons of bonus content at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>3652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-296-heidegger-s-questions-being-part-one--71746077 ep. 32, we do a close reading on selections from the introduction of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to consider Heidegger's Being in relation to Aristotle's Categories, what questioning means, and some of Heidegger's basic terms. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>1a56d85b-eb4a-43d0-8776-e7ecab731f1fMon, 27 Jun 2022 12:33:28 +0000MariaContinuing from our overview in https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2011/02/07/ep32-heidegger-citizen/, we do a close reading on selections from the introduction of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to consider Heidegger's Being in relation to... ep. 32, we do a close reading on selections from the introduction of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to consider Heidegger's Being in relation to Aristotle's Categories, what questioning means, and some of Heidegger's basic terms. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>3031falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-295-kant-on-preventing-war-part-three--71745532the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>e5cdcf2e-a98f-4bfd-aded-e5ea101f12c3Sat, 18 Jun 2022 20:31:08 +0000MariaConcluding on Kant's "Perpetual Peace," plus Jurgen Habermas' "Kant's Idea of Perpetual Peace, with the Benefit of Two Hundred Years' Hindsight." If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-295-kant-on-preventing-war-part-two--71745842partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>86091b93-3569-4291-be81-ae95fb9054f7Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:30:42 +0000MariaContinuing on Immanuel Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace," we go further into how Kant's politics relate to his ethics and consider his actual policy proposals: each state must be a republic, they should join in a federation, and we all owe each other...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2787falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-295-kant-on-preventing-war-part-one--71745718partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>e1fdbdc4-343f-445b-b818-32b60d5ee5a5Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:47:58 +0000MariaOn Immanuel Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch" (1795). Do nations have the "right" to go to war? What principles ground just international relations, and are there structures and agreements that we can embrace to prevent prevent...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-294-quine-on-science-vs-epistemology-part-three--71745767the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>89ef7349-548a-4116-9470-7543388d7d5fFri, 03 Jun 2022 17:02:24 +0000MariaConcluding on W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). We talk more about the attempt to found epistemology on psychology.  If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2022/05/29/ep294-3-quine-epistemology-naturalized-citizen/,...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>888falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-294-quine-on-science-vs-epistemology-part-two--71745700partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>250e3aa9-3779-41bc-854e-6635a15ed25bMon, 30 May 2022 12:45:52 +0000MariaContinuing on "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969), we work further through the text, getting into what this new psychology-rooted epistemology might look like and how Quine changed empiricism. Plus, more of us trying to figure out his claims about the...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode.]]>2139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-294-quine-on-science-vs-epistemology-part-one--71745793partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>1b02f541-8517-4d45-bbe0-b128da096865Mon, 23 May 2022 12:30:13 +0000MariaOn W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). What justifies scientific theory? Not theory-free observations, as Quine shows us by considering how we figure out foreign languages. Instead of basing science on epistemology, Quine thought we need...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.]]>2755falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philosophy-vs-improv-32-on-the-standard-of-bad-taste-w-babette-babich--71746202Babette teaches at Fordham and recently edited the collection "Reading David Hume's 'On The Standard of Taste,'" which Mark made use of for PEL#289. So, more philosophically beefy than our typical PvI episode, and yet also live and hence unpredictable. Taste it!  Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. 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Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>3337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-293-donna-haraway-on-feminist-science-part-two--71745572the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>618dad00-6b0a-4962-9ac1-ffdec005e002Mon, 16 May 2022 14:06:44 +0000MariaContinuing on "Situated Knowledges" and other essays with guest Lynda Olman. We try to get at the practical import of Olman's scheme and get further into her use of metaphors and what those mean for her critical stance. 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Haraway rejects both relativism and traditional, "god's eye" objectivism in favor of a "cyborg" view that looks for...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>3314falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-292-langer-on-symbolic-music-part-two--71745573the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>9c3ae540-66b5-46c4-bd64-95500dd22d14Mon, 02 May 2022 14:11:37 +0000MariaConcluding on Susanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key (ch. 8-10). We continue discussing whether and how music is symbolic. Sing along with us! 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Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2907falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-291-cassirer-and-langer-on-myth-and-ritual-part-two--71745493the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>c5758948-0a9d-4a86-9d5d-e444d1e8ab14Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:26:49 +0000MariaContinuing our discussion on the symbolic value of religion and its antecedents, primary at this point discussing Susanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key, ch. 7. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>827falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-291-cassirer-and-langer-on-myth-and-ritual-part-one--71745888partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Sponsors: Get one month's access to a huge library of guided meditations at Headspace.com/PEL. Get 10% off a month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/partially. Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>ffe74af9-596d-4bf0-872c-1cc87430c301Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:19:12 +0000MariaOn Ernst Cassirer's An Essay on Man (1944), ch. 6-7, and Susanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key (1942), ch. 6-7. Why do people produce ritual, mythology, and religion? According to our authors, these are spontaneous, symbolic modes of...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Sponsors: Get one month's access to a huge library of guided meditations at Headspace.com/PEL. Get 10% off a month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/partially. Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/pel.]]>2687falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-nem-170-bob-mould-from-husker-du-to-sugar-to-now--71746275Blue Hearts (2020), "I Don't Know You Anymore" from Beauty & Ruin (2014), "JC Auto" by Sugar from Beaster (1993), and "In A Free Land" by Hüsker Dü, 1982 singe remixed for Savage Young Du (2017). End song: the title track to his new acoustic EP, The Ocean. Intro: "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar from Copper Blue (1992). For more see bobmould.com.  Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsors: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem (code NEM). Get 15% off at at MasterClass.com/examined.]]>66914291-2ab2-4fcd-9b2c-52bdbf5f14abMon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000MariaBob has released 20+ albums since the early '80s. We discuss  "Forecast of Rain" from https://bobmould.bandcamp.com/album/blue-hearts (2020), "I Don't Know You Anymore" from https://bobmould.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-ruin (2014), "JC Auto" by Sugar...Blue Hearts (2020), "I Don't Know You Anymore" from Beauty & Ruin (2014), "JC Auto" by Sugar from Beaster (1993), and "In A Free Land" by Hüsker Dü, 1982 singe remixed for Savage Young Du (2017). End song: the title track to his new acoustic EP, The Ocean. Intro: "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar from Copper Blue (1992). For more see bobmould.com.  Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsors: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem (code NEM). Get 15% off at at MasterClass.com/examined.]]>3877skerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-290-susanne-langer-on-our-symbol-making-nature-part-two--71745501the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4ff03186-05ae-4532-b758-02b95e34bdb8Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:26:52 +0000MariaContinuing on Philosophy in a New Key (1942), ch. 1-5. Is symbolism the software running on the hardware of our senses, or are symbols baked even into that hardware? We talk pictures vs. symbols, types of symbol-pictures, and what it means for...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>811falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-290-susanne-langer-on-our-symbol-making-nature-part-one--71745866partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>b8ba82fa-4f0d-4664-9375-883091059b58Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:38:12 +0000MariaOn Philosophy in a New Key (1942), ch. 1-5, plus as background most of us looked at Ernst Cassirer's An Essay on Man (1944), ch. 1-5. What does it mean to say that humanity is homo symbolicus, the symbol-making creature? Part two of this episode is...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2987falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-289-aesthetic-sense-theory-hume-part-two--71745584the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>98c75093-b4ea-4743-a935-f1ed943861fbMon, 21 Mar 2022 12:39:44 +0000MariaWe get into more detail on David Hume's "The Standard of Taste" (1760). How does he resolve the paradox that it seems both that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yet some judgments about beauty are obviously wrong? 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Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>1f00ad5b-66b3-46eb-a513-bebc433177f4Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000MariaToday's episode is about questioning: how one might question, what sets the parameters for a proper answer, and how to give those answers in an informative and/or dramatically effective way. Watch out for dream pigs! Also, how to get into the VIP room...partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.]]>4223truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-288-scruton-on-ethical-art-part-two--71745516the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>2cedd55b-bd99-4662-a973-d8b5fd1a0492Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:51:05 +0000MariaConcluding on Beauty (2009). Why would we be attracted to beauty if on Scruton's account it takes so much work? We consider the form/function distinction as it applies to architecture and human beauty. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>747falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-288-scruton-on-ethical-art-part-one--71746478partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>fd097b50-bee6-445c-a461-957f359f82c9Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:36:32 +0000MariaOn Roger Scruton's Beauty (2009), ch. 5-9. Scruton argues against aesthetic relativism on moral grounds: That the "flight from beauty" in modern art and the crassness of popular art deny important things about being human. Part two of this episode is...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2818falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-287-roger-scruton-on-beauty-part-two--71745530the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6a4292fe-66f9-4d93-9ff8-a9d9a4a545a7Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:29:20 +0000MariaContinuing on Beauty (2009), ch. 1-4. Does apprehending beauty really have to involve reason, or can it be merely sensory? If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2022/02/13/ep287-2-scruton-beauty-citizen/, sign up via one of the...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-287-roger-scruton-on-beauty-part-one--71746654partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>8fef8709-28a9-47ad-8637-5bdc61d1ecf3Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:52:33 +0000MariaOn Beauty (2009), ch. 1-4. What truths about beauty does any theory of beauty have to acknowledge? Scruton argues that appreciating beauty is a cognitive act: something we argue about, and not just "in the eye of the beholder." Part two of this...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2910falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-286-malebranche-on-causality-and-theology-part-three--71745588the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>a226b17a-121e-481d-af2c-de5766e0a983Mon, 07 Feb 2022 03:39:52 +0000MariaConcluding on On Dialogues on Metaphysics and Religion (1688), with consideration of his explanation for why we can't prove the existence of the external world, but that we can reasonably take this on faith. Also, theodicy! If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>865falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-286-malebranche-on-causality-and-theology-part-two--71745641the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>241e3f99-1696-4cb3-8233-79ccc84a7d63Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:38:51 +0000MariaContinuing on Dialogues on Metaphysics and Religion (1688), dialogue 7 where he gets into his occasionalist theory of causality. How does this relate to mind-body interaction and concepts in physics like inertia? What is the metaphysical relation of...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>752falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-286-malebranche-on-causality-and-theology-part-one--71746900partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>f7e80275-f44c-4d0f-9dbd-c4a6f9746cb2Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:48:39 +0000MariaOn Dialogues on Metaphysics and Religion (1688), dialogues 5-7. We get clearer on M's rationalist epistemology and into his occasionalist theory of causality. Is M's theory as archaic as its theology makes it sound? Part two of this episode is only...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>3060falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-285-nicolas-malebranche-on-knowledge-part-two--71745496the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8835beee-263b-48a3-a9d1-047684dbcd33Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:23:03 +0000MariaContinuing on Dialogues on Metaphysics and Religion (1688), ch. 1-4. We talk about the character of the intelligible world, how we generate general concepts, the existence of God, seeing God, original sin, and more. 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Part two of this...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2913falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-nightcap-new-year-s-party-to-welcome-2022--7174609858347ef4-a372-4b8c-9b2b-2f729500b2f7Sun, 02 Jan 2022 18:00:00 +0000MariaWelcome to an extra special, intentionally public edition of Nightcap to catch you up on what Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan are all up to personally and intellectually and hash out what we want to potentially cover on the show over the next year.2886falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-284-mark-twain-s-philosophy-of-human-nature-part-two--71745544the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>e2596701-0893-4aaa-8fc8-8c43e00dd7fdMon, 27 Dec 2021 05:21:17 +0000MariaContinuing on "What Is Man" (1905). We work through Twain's metaphors for human nature, say what he means by "instinct," contemplate his notion of identity and why he thinks you are apparently different from your body-machine, and gauge the practical...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>695falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-284-mark-twain-s-philosophy-of-human-nature-part-one--71745954partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>fecd83b4-674c-468a-8b1a-8a4bfb175eedMon, 20 Dec 2021 05:05:15 +0000MariaOn "What Is Man" (1905). Twain describes a person as a machine. We have no free will and always act to win our own self-approval. This was a bleak enough picture that the essay was not printed until after Twain's death. Part two of this episode is...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts.]]>2449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-283-alain-badiou-on-love-part-two--71745618the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d6eb677a-c993-4633-a89a-79a47893185dMon, 13 Dec 2021 11:38:55 +0000MariaContinuing on "What Is Love?" (1992). We consider B's account of love as resolution of a paradox: The positions of man and woman in no way overlap, yet all truth is generic, i.e. accessible to everyone. Love makes it happen! If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>689falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-283-alain-badiou-on-love-part-one--71746032Conditions (1992). We see what it means to call love a "truth procedure": It's a new way of seeing, through the eyes of the Two, not the merger of two souls or the loving of god through another. Does B's pseudo-mathematical language about this make sense? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>f994fd4b-3080-4d65-8c87-caccf1cbcbc9Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:53:52 +0000MariaOn "What Is Love," which is ch. 11 of https://amzn.to/3x7h0cH (1992). We see what it means to call love a "truth procedure": It's a new way of seeing, through the eyes of the Two, not the merger of two souls or the loving of god through another. Does...Conditions (1992). We see what it means to call love a "truth procedure": It's a new way of seeing, through the eyes of the Two, not the merger of two souls or the loving of god through another. Does B's pseudo-mathematical language about this make sense? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2696falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-282-alain-badiou-what-is-philosophy-part-two--71745667the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>2844725a-cb14-4ee6-ab4b-fcaab80e5ea1Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:00:06 +0000MariaContinuing on Conditions, "The (Re)turn of Philosophy Itself." What makes philosophy possible? The four "conditions," i.e. mathematics, politics, art, and love, generate the truths, and philosophy is the pincers that gather these together in thought....the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>789falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-282-alain-badiou-what-is-philosophy-part-one--71745892partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>388ae6d2-01d3-4014-a34b-37c95fd5c40fMon, 22 Nov 2021 04:02:47 +0000MariaOn Conditions (1992), Ch. 1 "The (Re)turn of Philosophy Itself." Against post-structuralists who deny Truth, Badiou argues that truths are generated by the truth conditions (politics, art, love, and science/math) which philosophy then thinks into a...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3051falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-281-paul-feyerabend-s-anarchist-philosophy-of-science-part-two--71745710the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>f7572f8c-6557-4b8a-80ee-51b9d62d1bedMon, 15 Nov 2021 03:30:43 +0000MariaContinuing on Against Method (1975) about the non-rational progress of science. Given that according to F., epistemological conformity can't proceed by an appeal to reason, how does it proceed? Through indoctrination, propaganda, and coercion, even...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>822falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-281-paul-feyerabend-s-anarchist-philosophy-of-science-part-one--71746069 Lakatos, Feyerabend claimed that scientific progress can not be explained rationally, so how does it progress? Is F. just arguing against the possibility of any philosophy of science? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>61c0fcd6-b74a-4b54-a4cc-387684ee1c9dMon, 08 Nov 2021 04:38:04 +0000MariaOn Against Method (1975). In dialogue with https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/10/23/ep280-1-lakatos-scientific-progress-citizen/, Feyerabend claimed that scientific progress can not be explained rationally, so how does it progress? Is F. just... Lakatos, Feyerabend claimed that scientific progress can not be explained rationally, so how does it progress? Is F. just arguing against the possibility of any philosophy of science? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-280-imre-lakatos-on-scientific-progress-part-two--71745504the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>c5285fef-b89c-42b8-9ddb-d1d5d986c0bcMon, 01 Nov 2021 12:28:14 +0000MariaContinuing on "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" (1970). We distinguish various kinds of falsificationism and give more details about Lakatos' concept of a scientific research program. If you're not hearing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>641falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-280-imre-lakatos-on-scientific-progress-part-one--71745947partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>d780fd92-a83c-4596-8dfe-2b792a03635eMon, 25 Oct 2021 03:56:11 +0000MariaOn "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" (1970). In what way is scientific progress rational? Lakatos splits the difference between Popper and Kuhn to argue that some scientific research programs are more progressive...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-279-aristotle-s-categories-of-being-part-two--71745481the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>366a4f65-549e-4598-aa3d-37792c35ba1bMon, 18 Oct 2021 12:28:19 +0000MariaContinuing on the Categories, considering artifacts, social construction in cutting up the world, different kinds of properties, and more. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/10/09/ep279-2-aristotle-categories-citizen/, sign...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>620falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-279-aristotle-s-categories-of-being-part-one--71746683partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview. Sponsors: Get a free month of Great Courses lectures and lots of other great content at Wondrium.com/PEL. Get a free month's access to a vast library of guided meditations at Headspace.com/PEL.]]>db149191-5b99-4c2c-8e16-64051a1f00f7Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:21:22 +0000MariaOn the Categories (ca. 350 BCE), which purports to describe all the types of entities that exist. We mostly talk about substances, as A's presentation raises interesting questions about, e.g. the status of the species of substance, and the rest of the...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview. Sponsors: Get a free month of Great Courses lectures and lots of other great content at Wondrium.com/PEL. Get a free month's access to a vast library of guided meditations at Headspace.com/PEL.]]>3311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-278-derrick-bell-on-the-dynamics-of-racism-part-two--71745577the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>65f04171-088e-4ca0-be3d-ae7f3ed56d69Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:15:47 +0000MariaContinuing on Faces At the Bottom of the Well (1992), with guest Lawrence Ware. We discuss "The Racial Preference Licensing Act" (ch. 3). If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/09/27/ep278-2-derrick-bell-racism/, sign up via one...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-278-derrick-bell-on-the-dynamics-of-racism-part-one--71745915Lawrence Ware. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>1e33ecca-25d3-417b-adcc-132aeb4ef03fMon, 27 Sep 2021 06:17:56 +0000MariaOn Faces At the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (1992), a foundational text in critical race theory that presents thought experiments in the philosophy of law, including "The Space Traders." With guest https://lawrence-ware.com/. Part two...Lawrence Ware. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2797falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-277-hegel-on-our-understanding-of-physics-part-two--71745668the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d795661b-1a8f-4dec-bb7d-61cd0675c533Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:57:11 +0000MariaContinuing on The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, "Force and the Understanding." We start off by considering the players in force: the thing exerting the force and the thing receiving. By arguing that these are not so different, Hegel moves to arguing...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>750falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-277-hegel-on-our-understanding-of-physics-part-one--71746384partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>a8549fac-662e-4aff-afcc-f84b171b0642Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:11:25 +0000MariaOn The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, "Force and the Understanding." What is "force" as physics describes it? And scientific law? Do these terms denote objects in the world, or models for how we describe the world? Part two of this episode is only...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-nightcap-early-september-2021--71745270partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8ab9ecf8-80a7-4f95-ba5a-94fbca2a3d87Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000MariaA little political ranting precedes a consideration of what we might read in aesthetics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of sport. What do we remember about emotions? Finally, Seth's morbid interests and Devo. If you enjoy this kind of free-form...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1809falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-276-hegel-on-perception-part-two--71745541the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>10f52a67-5805-4e32-a036-dbabe638ddbaMon, 23 Aug 2021 03:07:17 +0000MariaFocusing on The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), ch. 2 "Perception." Hegel's critique of the adequacy of perceptual knowledge has metaphysical aspects: The relation of substance to properties, properties to each other, and things to other things and to...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-276-hegel-on-perception-part-one--71746699partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>40cfa2c2-eb50-4c72-9770-c9667d07b6d9Mon, 16 Aug 2021 03:17:34 +0000MariaOn The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), ch. 1 "Sense Certainty" and ch. 2 "Perception." We walk through the first step in considering Hegel's dialectical analysis of theories of knowledge. Sense-certainty claims that we have direct access to sensory...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3548falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-philosophy-vs-improv-7-meritocracy-now--71745859Chicago Improv Studio) act out the desert machine but yet get no predictable cake. Hear more PvI at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!]]>ef4078d0-aae7-4d78-bd39-24c410ad222aSun, 15 Aug 2021 19:00:00 +0000MariaDoes it make sense to try to have everyone get what they "deserve"? Your hosts Mark Linsenmayer and Bill Arnett (https://chicagoimprovstudio.com/) act out the desert machine but yet get no predictable cake. http://philosophyimprov.com/....Chicago Improv Studio) act out the desert machine but yet get no predictable cake. Hear more PvI at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!]]>2384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-275-hegel-s-project-in-the-phenomenology-of-spirit-part-two--71745738the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>3227a196-e77f-404a-8676-a501b2d4be47Mon, 09 Aug 2021 03:04:10 +0000MariaContinuing on the Introduction, we get into more detail on Hegel's goal and his tricky terminology. If you're not hearing https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/07/30/ep-275-2-hegel-phenomenology-of-spirit-citizen/, sign up via one of the options...the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>783falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-275-hegel-s-project-in-the-phenomenology-of-spirit-part-one--71746200partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview. Don't miss Mark's new podcast Philosophy vs. Improv.]]>19ec3c8e-7e45-452c-b33a-672184c29917Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000MariaOn G.W.F. Hegel's 1807 opus: A series of treatments of various theories in epistemology (among other things), seeing how they're internally incoherent, which then moves us to more sophisticated theories. Part two of this episode is only going to be...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview. Don't miss Mark's new podcast Philosophy vs. Improv.]]>3660falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-274-schelling-on-self-consciousness-part-two--71745513second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>dd43e14c-7827-4eb9-b633-410052477748Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000MariaConcluding on Schelling's System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), Parts 1 and 2. What sort of self is created in the act of self-consciousness that according to Schelling grounds all knowledge? We further consider this primordial act. To hear the...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>615falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philosophy-vs-improv-an-introductory-trailer--71745523The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast) and Bill Arnett (Chicago Improv Studio, The Complete Improviser author). Go listen to the show at philosophyimprov.com or subscribe via Apple, Audible, Stitcher, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts. Get more episodes than are now publicly available plus supporter-only content at patreon.com/philosophyimprov, or you can sign up for a premium subscription to the Mark Lintertainment channel on Apple Podcasts, which gets you bonus content and ad-free episodes for not only this new podcast, but also Mark's other efforts, Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast and Nakedly Examined Music. Thanks to our announcer, Erica Spyres. Logo by Solomon Grundy.]]>ac3200f3-c909-4ce3-a545-da2ba3ab9ec0Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000MariaWhat is Philosophy vs. Improv? Hear about the new podcast by Mark Linsenmayer (https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/) and Bill Arnett (https://chicagoimprovstudio.com/, https://amzn.to/3rsL9jP author). Go listen to the show at...The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast) and Bill Arnett (Chicago Improv Studio, The Complete Improviser author). Go listen to the show at philosophyimprov.com or subscribe via Apple, Audible, Stitcher, Spotify, or however you get your podcasts. Get more episodes than are now publicly available plus supporter-only content at patreon.com/philosophyimprov, or you can sign up for a premium subscription to the Mark Lintertainment channel on Apple Podcasts, which gets you bonus content and ad-free episodes for not only this new podcast, but also Mark's other efforts, Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast and Nakedly Examined Music. Thanks to our announcer, Erica Spyres. Logo by Solomon Grundy.]]>114falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-274-schelling-on-self-consciousness-part-one--71746643partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>ebabf764-f3cf-4ca2-bfb0-02281d522dcbMon, 19 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling's System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), Parts 1 and 2. What is self-consciousness, and how did Schelling think that it grounds all of knowledge? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2813falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-273-friedrich-schelling-s-foundationalist-idealism-part-two--71745555second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>d2e0ed02-39ad-4dea-93ce-3e6dd302d831Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the Introduction to Friedrich Schelling's System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), focusing on the harmony between mind and world and imputing intelligence to nature. To hear the full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>646falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-273-friedrich-schelling-s-foundationalist-idealism-part-one--71745944partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>b576af7d-45b9-4a2f-a6a5-80c3b5301221Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:28:58 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling's System of Transcendental Idealism (1800). What's the relationship between mind and world? Schelling thought that our minds produce the world, but also that the perceiver-world dichotomy comes to us as a single...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2952falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-272-fichte-s-idealist-theology-part-two--71745480second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4d072883-df74-4f39-b827-1df8131ebbdfMon, 28 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on The Vocation of Man (1799), Book II. We focus on how ethics fits in with Fichte's epistemology in a unified theology with humans literally united (in this world or the next) in a shared, divine Will. To hear the full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-272-fichte-s-idealist-theology-part-one--71746577partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>737e5573-0fb5-45cb-b7f1-fd669a4169d2Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaOur second full discussion on The Vocation of Man (1799). What are the ethical implications of believing that the world is all in our minds? You could be a solipsistic nihilist, but Fichte thinks the path of faith is unavoidable for a reasonable...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3420falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-271-johan-gottlieb-fichte-s-transcendental-idealism-part-two--71745482second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>a9b89b7e-5bf7-4f7d-90f1-2325334d3c17Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on The Vocation of Man (1799), Book II. In this preview, we clarify whether Fichte is trying to keep the notion of a "real world" beyond our experience or not. It's part of the progression of the text that while at first he assumes that...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>619falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-271-johan-gottlieb-fichte-s-transcendental-idealism-part-one--71745882partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>14bfd1c5-8e26-4424-8ef5-d97702136cfdMon, 07 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000MariaOn The Vocation of Man (1799), Books I and II. What is reality? Fichte's armchair journey starts him considering nature and thus himself as determined, but then he backtracks to say that actually, experience doesn't tell us whether we're determined or...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3071falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-270-classical-indian-vedanta-and-nyaya-design-arguments-for-god-part-two--71745556second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5677350c-103a-4b20-881f-3b6f1c427f0cMon, 31 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing (without Stephen Phillips) on God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedanta and Nyaya Philosophy of Religion. What does this treatment give us that's fundamentally different than the Western version of the design argument? We talk...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-270-classical-indian-vedanta-and-nyaya-design-arguments-for-god-w-stephen-phillips-part-one--71746336Stephen Phillips. Does nature require an intelligent designer? Śaṅkara (710 CE) and Vācaspati Miśra (960 CE), commenting on the Brahma-sūtra (ca. 200 CE) and Nyāya-sūtra (ca. 200 BCE), argue that it does against atheistic Buddhists, Sāṃkhya believers in a primordial matter that acts on its own, and the Mīmāṃsā conservatives who so venerated scripture that they ruled out a God who created it. But if we're all Brahman (God), just trying to discover that we are and so escape the cycle of rebirth, then where is there room for a particular deity who created us? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>489195c9-2a48-46c6-99e8-a960a2d92c9eMon, 24 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000MariaOn God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedanta and Nyaya Philosophy of Religion with one of its translators, https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/faculty/shp9. Does nature require an intelligent designer? Śaṅkara (710 CE) and Vācaspati...Stephen Phillips. Does nature require an intelligent designer? Śaṅkara (710 CE) and Vācaspati Miśra (960 CE), commenting on the Brahma-sūtra (ca. 200 CE) and Nyāya-sūtra (ca. 200 BCE), argue that it does against atheistic Buddhists, Sāṃkhya believers in a primordial matter that acts on its own, and the Mīmāṃsā conservatives who so venerated scripture that they ruled out a God who created it. But if we're all Brahman (God), just trying to discover that we are and so escape the cycle of rebirth, then where is there room for a particular deity who created us? Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-269-arendt-on-totalitarianism-part-two--71745554second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Sponsor: See headspace.com/PEL for a free month's access to a library of guided meditations. Try The Class X Podcast on Spotify or Apple, or look it up wherever you listen.]]>48418a82-9f43-4034-9ab3-b1bbd9dd4306Mon, 17 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on two of Hannah Arendt's 1953 essays on totalitarianism. We further discuss its logic and in the full episode get into its relevance for contemporary political movements. To hear that full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Sponsor: See headspace.com/PEL for a free month's access to a library of guided meditations. Try The Class X Podcast on Spotify or Apple, or look it up wherever you listen.]]>672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-269-arendt-on-totalitarianism-part-one--71746721partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>1097f7f0-7f9a-431b-b631-e9c8034162d7Mon, 10 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn "On the Nature of Totalitarianism" and On the Origins of Totalitarianism ch. 13 (both from 1953). Is totalitarianism just an especially virulent form of tyranny, or something unique to the modern age? Arendt says that unlike other forms of...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2878falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-268-neil-postman-s-amusing-ourselves-to-death-part-two--71745490second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4adf1218-7cd1-41a3-b772-cd49cf9b5dbaMon, 03 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business with guest Brian Hirt. Is the written word really so much more suited for providing context than television? To hear the full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>843falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-268-neil-postman-s-amusing-ourselves-to-death-part-one--71746945partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3339730d-111c-4630-8a83-129b2db96df4Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985) with guest Brian Hirt. How does the form in which we receive media affect how we think? Education theorist Postman (building on Marshall McLuhan) claimed that...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2723falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-267-avicenna-on-god-and-soul-w-peter-adamson-part-two--71745531second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>9ee9d76e-52cb-4af0-aed4-15c3b8dcc4f3Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Avicenna's arguments for the existence of God and on the soul's immateriality. What metaphysical and epistemological picture grounds these views? To hear the full https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/04/10/ep267-2-avicenna-citizen/,...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-267-avicenna-on-god-and-soul-w-peter-adamson-part-one--71746013History of Philosophy podcast. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>55c93eee-f148-4ce3-af9d-bd874adbe317Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:57:27 +0000MariaOn selections and commentary about Avicenna's argument from around 1020 C.E. for the existence of God as a necessary being, plus arguments to prove that God has the person-like properties that Islam imputes to him, and his "flying man" argument for...History of Philosophy podcast. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-266-jonathan-lear-s-plato-psyche-and-society-part-two--71745622second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>2b12848e-6904-49e4-b299-e3e1e87caf22Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988). Our highlight is about the relation between the three parts of the soul: which (if any) is basic? To hear the full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>692falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-266-jonathan-lear-s-plato-psyche-and-society-part-one--71746122partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>74a1fb10-069f-44e0-b69f-58ca76f15839Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn essays from Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988): "Inside and Outside the Republic," "Eros and Unknowing: The Psychoanalytic Significance of Plato's Symposium," and "An Interpretation of Transference," which compares...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-265-plato-s-phaedo-philosophy-as-training-for-death-part-two--71745508second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6b916a1d-ce65-41b3-9e6e-53a2529db001Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:57:15 +0000MariaContinuing on the Phaedo, we start with a point from Plato's physics that's supposed to hep prove the immortality of the soul, then lay out his theory of Forms. To hear the full...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-265-plato-s-phaedo-philosophy-as-training-for-death-part-one--71745775partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>1eb83db7-7fcb-4451-91c9-8caa842f69daMon, 15 Mar 2021 16:10:34 +0000MariaOn Plato's middle dialogue depicting the death of Socrates (390 BCE) depicting the death of Socrates. Should philosophers fear death? In the course of giving arguments for the immortality of the soul, we get an elaboration of the recollection theory...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2606falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-264-plato-s-timaeus-on-cosmology-part-two--71745476second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>22c0119b-f4a6-4414-bea4-118cf7ca133aMon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on the Timaeus, we consider some quotes and details starting at the beginning of the dialogue where Plato argues for differences between the perceived, created, impermanent world and its perfect model.  To hear this...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>637falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-264-plato-s-timaeus-on-cosmology-part-one--71745778partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3fd722f7-34f9-4716-8d1a-1686c5dc23b5Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:15:22 +0000MariaOn the later Platonic dialogue from around 360 BCE. How is nature put together? Plato speaks through the fictional Timaeus (not Socrates) to give a "likely story" about the universe, physics, and biology involving a Craftsman (Demi-Urge) who created...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-263-lise-van-boxel-s-warspeak-on-strategies-for-valuing-part-two--71745515second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>52551867-ffbc-44a5-9681-2e7b18d45daaMon, 22 Feb 2021 14:29:31 +0000MariaContinuing on Warspeak: Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism with guests Jeff Black and Michael Grenke. To hear this https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/02/15/ep263-2-van-boxel-warspeak/, you'll need to go sign up at...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-263-lise-van-boxel-s-warspeak-on-strategies-for-valuing-part-one--71746472partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview. Sponsors: Get 50% off The New Yorker and a free tote bag at NewYorker.com/PEL. Use Uber.com/pel to get $50 credit to buy rides or meal deliveries. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/PEL for a free 14-day trial of unlimited access to The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service. Organize your Inbox: Get a free trial and save $25 at sanebox.com/pel. Learn about St. John's College at SJC.edu.]]>1824a9cf-43bc-4eab-a1bf-9b0cb4b876a5Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:20:04 +0000MariaOn Warspeak: Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism (2020) with Dylan, Seth, and guests Michael Grenke and Jeff Black. What's a viable counter-ideal to the asceticism that Nietzsche thought is so pervasive? Lise's book works out strategies for re-valuing...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview. Sponsors: Get 50% off The New Yorker and a free tote bag at NewYorker.com/PEL. Use Uber.com/pel to get $50 credit to buy rides or meal deliveries. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/PEL for a free 14-day trial of unlimited access to The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service. Organize your Inbox: Get a free trial and save $25 at sanebox.com/pel. Learn about St. John's College at SJC.edu.]]>2516falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-262-nietzsche-on-self-denial-part-two--71745576second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>e8b72925-5cd6-4278-a86f-d092b8b1b8b4Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:03:32 +0000MariaMore on essay three of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals on the meaning of ascetic ideals. How does asceticism fit into N's overall morality, and how does he use it to critique scientists? To hear this...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>781falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-262-nietzsche-on-self-denial-part-one--71745942partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>4e566b66-b8dc-49be-9432-678abf611eb3Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:05:45 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morals (1887), "Third essay: what do ascetic ideals mean?" Self-regulation, where we tamp down certain aspects of our personality, is necessary for disciplined action, but it can clearly go too far. Nietzsche...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-261-derek-parfit-on-personal-identity-part-two--71746252second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. ]]>76754a20-fe0b-4b5c-b68b-5d6fd2d5bc9cMon, 25 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000MariaMore on Parfit's Reasons and Persons (1984), ch. 10-13. In this preview, we consider how Parfit deals with Bernard Williams' materialist thought experiment to show that the whole concept of personal identity doesn't make sense. Also, split brains! To...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. ]]>812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-261-derek-parfit-on-personal-identity-part-one--71746037partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>44b90612-62a9-4506-8adb-0a22f6a8fe6aMon, 18 Jan 2021 18:08:21 +0000MariaOn Reasons and Persons (1984), ch. 10-13. What makes a person persist over time? After using various sci-fi examples to test the Lockean (personhood=psychological continuity), physicalist (same brain=same person), and Cartesian (same soul=same person)...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-260-locke-on-moral-psychology--71745936partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>23469de5-757d-4ed3-b9c1-531f096db9f0Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:50:50 +0000MariaOne last take on John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), covering Book II, ch. 21 and 28. What makes a moral claim true? Do we have free will? What makes us choose the good, or not? In this coda to our long treatment of Locke's opus,...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>1229falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-259-locke-clarifies-misleading-complex-ideas-part-two--71746952 part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, which will also get you the end-of-year PEL Nightcap that you'll hear a preview for here. Please support PEL!]]>8831f695-b33d-4027-ac79-788c6aec3335Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:58:30 +0000MariaMore on Book II (ch. 22-33) of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding.  On relations, then personal identity, with more on substances (spiritual and material), the various ways in which ideas can go wrong, and how mental association can... part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, which will also get you the end-of-year PEL Nightcap that you'll hear a preview for here. Please support PEL!]]>3940falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-259-locke-clarifies-misleading-complex-ideas-part-one--71746194Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>ae489b92-dedc-4745-bf8b-697a319c157eMon, 28 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn Book II (ch. 22-33) of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). Simple ideas get complex quickly when you put them into words, and can give rise to various philosophical problems that are either easily cleared up when you figure...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2589falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mark-lint-s-pel-network-holiday-party-2020-merry-chatting-and-songs--71746944Ken Stringfellow, Jenny Hansen, and the members of Mark Lint's Dry Folk, whose 12 tunes are presented in succession with nary a partridge in sight. Will these 12 spirits turn you (or Mark) from errant ways? BYOB!]]>b197139d-e7ea-412d-a6bf-44a22ff442b7Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:00:00 +0000MariaJoin the office party, where Mark holds mini conversations on philosophy, art, and life with all PEL and PMP co-hosts, plus http://kenstringfellow.com/, https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen, and the members of https://marklint.bandcamp.com/,...Ken Stringfellow, Jenny Hansen, and the members of Mark Lint's Dry Folk, whose 12 tunes are presented in succession with nary a partridge in sight. Will these 12 spirits turn you (or Mark) from errant ways? BYOB!]]>7588falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-258-locke-on-acquiring-simple-ideas-part-two--71746779part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Sponsors: Organize your Inbox: Save $25 sanebox.com/pel. See headspace.com/PEL for a free month of guided meditations. Have your donation matched up to $250 at givewell.org/PEL (choose podcast and partially examined life at checkout).]]>0b5691f2-964d-4235-a77a-63b1f61bd348Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:53:58 +0000MariaContinuing on Book II (through ch. 20) of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). How do we acquire our ideas of pain and pleasure, duration and motion? We talk primary (shape, size) and secondary (color, sound) qualities, the former...part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Sponsors: Organize your Inbox: Save $25 sanebox.com/pel. See headspace.com/PEL for a free month of guided meditations. Have your donation matched up to $250 at givewell.org/PEL (choose podcast and partially examined life at checkout).]]>3399falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-258-locke-on-acquiring-simple-ideas-part-one--71745919Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>6a09b5cf-77c7-4379-888a-0993ec48dcacMon, 07 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn the first half of Book II of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). How do we get our ideas? Simple ideas must come in through perception, but this doesn't just mean the senses; also reflection on our own minds, and this added...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2488falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-257-locke-against-innate-ideas-part-two--71746725 part one. Hear the whole discussion with no ads and get access to our latest Nightcap: Join us at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8c1231f5-f113-4efb-93c0-019cf11048c7Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaContinuing on Book I of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). We consider Locke's arguments that since there are no universally agreed upon principles, therefore there are no beliefs that we're all born with, or that we all... part one. Hear the whole discussion with no ads and get access to our latest Nightcap: Join us at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>3013falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-257-locke-against-innate-ideas-part-one--71746144Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>fca32ffd-d32e-4091-9ee7-73108f61b7f5Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn Book I of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). How do we know things? Locke thought all knowledge comes from experience, and this might seem uncontroversial, but what are the alternatives? We consider the idea that there are...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2956falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-256-kropotkin-s-anarchist-communism-part-two--71745537second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. ]]>98c3fa1f-fd12-48fa-9c54-c334fa7ef67cMon, 16 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan, Seth get into specific points and textual passages from Peter Kropotkin's The Conquest of Bread (1892). In this preview, we start by considering that Kropotkin is right that mutual aid is a natural tendency and so communism is very...second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. ]]>499falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-256-kropotkin-s-anarchist-communism-part-one--71745980partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>539120e5-f0aa-40e2-9db9-59dfc72e956cMon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000MariaOn Peter Kropotkin's The Conquest of Bread (1892). If we want an egalitarian society, do we need the state to accomplish this? Kropotkin says no, that in fact the state inevitably serves the interests of the few, and that if we got rid of it, our...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2911falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-255-sun-tzu-s-the-art-of-war-part-two--71745462part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Here are some exchanges from part two, where we continue with Brian Wilson working through the text, considering Sunzi's strategies and assumptions, and how these might (or might not) apply to competing in the business world.]]>02361c95-ffe8-4f80-bd8b-36ad12a638ecMon, 02 Nov 2020 14:36:04 +0000MariaIf you'd like to hear more of the discussion on Sun Tzu that we started in https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2020/10/26/ep255-1-sun-tzu/, you'll need to go sign up at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Here are some exchanges from...part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Here are some exchanges from part two, where we continue with Brian Wilson working through the text, considering Sunzi's strategies and assumptions, and how these might (or might not) apply to competing in the business world.]]>582falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-255-sun-tzu-s-the-art-of-war-part-one--71746088Brian Wilson. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>999c4940-602c-42c4-b790-7aa4ebcbb397Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000MariaOn the Chinese military treatise from around the 5th century BCE. How does a philosopher wage war? The best kind of war can be won without fighting. The general qua Taoist sage never moves until circumstances are optimal. We talk virtue ethics and...Brian Wilson. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2916falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-254-michael-sandel-against-meritocracy-part-two--71745538part one. To hear this second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. This preview includes a couple of exchanges from near the beginning to give you a flavor of what to expect.]]>65817c54-c00d-4369-a4ee-31a8609d02daMon, 19 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan and Seth continue the discussion on The Tyranny of Merit to talk further about how social values can and do change, and whether these changes can be engineered in the way that Sandel seems to want. We interviewed Michael Sandel in...part one. To hear this second part, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. This preview includes a couple of exchanges from near the beginning to give you a flavor of what to expect.]]>706falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-254-michael-sandel-interview-against-meritocracy-part-one--71746933partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>7d1b396b-425c-4542-915c-a56f03f00fedMon, 12 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000MariaOn The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? (2020). Do people get the wealth and status they deserve? And if they did, would that be good? Michael critiques the meritocracy: It's not actually fair, leaves most people feeling humiliated,...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>4004falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-253-leibniz-on-the-problem-of-evil-part-two--71745518part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. This is just a few tantalizing snippets from part two, wherein we talk about the metaphysical status of evil and about the multi-layered character of will.]]>90d7f4ce-886a-4e15-92ba-d4da11168cdbMon, 05 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000MariaIf you'd like to hear more of the discussion on Gottfried Leibniz's Theodicy that we started in https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2020/09/28/ep253-1-leibniz-theodicy/, you'll need to go sign up at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. This is...part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. This is just a few tantalizing snippets from part two, wherein we talk about the metaphysical status of evil and about the multi-layered character of will.]]>452falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-253-leibniz-on-the-problem-of-evil-part-one--71746046partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>0c414112-b4c5-43ca-abdb-a1d63256adf6Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000MariaOn Gottfried Leibniz's Theodicy (1710). Why does God allow so many bad things to happen? Leibniz thought that by the definition of God, whatever He created must be the best of all possible worlds, and his theodicy presents numerous arguments to try to...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>2890falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-nightcap-late-september-2020--71745671support us and so gain the ability to hear these free-wheeling, feeling-sharing, email-reading fiestas between every regular episode. This time we gripe about Habermas and reflect on what secondary sources we use. We consider whether to have an episode on anarchism and if we should ever have guests on who are hard-core adherents of the philosophy we're discussing. We reveal which reading we've covered has pleasantly surprised each of us the most.

Finally, we talk about how to front-load our episodes so that folks who do not sign up to hear the part 2's still get a satisfying, self-contained experience.]]>d31959e0-aacc-420f-8f9b-c9b11840986dMon, 21 Sep 2020 16:09:47 +0000MariaWe're releasing JUST THIS ONE Nightcap to the wider public so induce you all to go https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support and so gain the ability to hear these free-wheeling, feeling-sharing, email-reading fiestas between every regular episode....support us and so gain the ability to hear these free-wheeling, feeling-sharing, email-reading fiestas between every regular episode. This time we gripe about Habermas and reflect on what secondary sources we use. We consider whether to have an episode on anarchism and if we should ever have guests on who are hard-core adherents of the philosophy we're discussing. We reveal which reading we've covered has pleasantly surprised each of us the most.

Finally, we talk about how to front-load our episodes so that folks who do not sign up to hear the part 2's still get a satisfying, self-contained experience.]]>1458falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-252-habermas-on-communication-as-sociality-part-two--71745535part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. We're just sharing a few minutes of part two here to get you all hot and bothered. You're welcome!]]>d088d904-89df-489d-9f3a-c2067d57c764Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000MariaIf you'd like to hear more of the discussion on Jürgen Habermas' "Actions, Speech Acts, Linguistically Mediated Interactions, and the Lifeworld" (1998) that we started in https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2020/09/14/ep-252-1-habermas/, you'll need to...part one, you'll need to go sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. We're just sharing a few minutes of part two here to get you all hot and bothered. You're welcome!]]>356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-252-habermas-on-communication-as-sociality-part-one--71745883John Foster. What's the relation between individuals and society? Habermas says that language has ethics built right into it: I'm trying to get you to agree with me, to engage in a cooperative enterprise of mutual understanding. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>c098d5df-aceb-471a-b59b-669b22cef34bMon, 14 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000MariaOn Jürgen Habermas' "Actions, Speech Acts, Linguistically Mediated Interactions, and the Lifeworld" (1998), with guest https://athousandtrivialities.com/. What's the relation between individuals and society? Habermas says that language has ethics...John Foster. What's the relation between individuals and society? Habermas says that language has ethics built right into it: I'm trying to get you to agree with me, to engage in a cooperative enterprise of mutual understanding. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Get it now or listen to a preview.]]>3115falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-251-simone-weil-s-ideal-society--71746397Nakedly Examined Music #25. Get this episode ad-free with a PEL Citizenship, which also gets you access to our PEL Nightcaps and future Part Two episodes.]]>a7795315-f48f-4900-bba4-641520905939Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:58:07 +0000MariaOn "Theoretical Picture of a Free Society" (1934). What's the ideal living situation for us all, given the peculiarities of human nature? Weil describes fulfillment as coming from being able to picture goals and plans and knowingly put them into...Nakedly Examined Music #25. Get this episode ad-free with a PEL Citizenship, which also gets you access to our PEL Nightcaps and future Part Two episodes.]]>4311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-250-simone-weil-on-human-needs-part-three--71746433part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Supporting PEL will also get you access to our PEL Nightcaps End song: "Even Though the Darkest Clouds" by liar, flower. Mark interviewed KatieJane Garside on Nakedly Examined Music #127.]]>81e58724-513d-48f6-8f5e-8aa859e24123Mon, 31 Aug 2020 14:03:46 +0000MariaConcluding on "The Needs of the Soul" from The Need for Roots (1943). This time we cover punishment, security, risk, private property, collective property, freedom of opinion, and truth. Start with...part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Supporting PEL will also get you access to our PEL Nightcaps End song: "Even Though the Darkest Clouds" by liar, flower. Mark interviewed KatieJane Garside on Nakedly Examined Music #127.]]>3299falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-250-simone-weil-on-human-needs-part-two--71746158part one with our need for order, and in this part we add liberty, obedience, responsibility, equality, hierarchy, and honor. We'll conclude with part 3, covering freedom of speech, punishment and more, but you needn't wait: Get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. and you'll also get our Nightcap recordings.]]>d3d07d35-7045-426e-8cdf-a843210e1efbMon, 24 Aug 2020 15:51:59 +0000MariaContinuing on "The Needs of the Soul" from The Need for Roots (1943). We got started in https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2020/08/18/ep250-1-weil-needs/ with our need for order, and in this part we add liberty, obedience, responsibility, equality,...part one with our need for order, and in this part we add liberty, obedience, responsibility, equality, hierarchy, and honor. We'll conclude with part 3, covering freedom of speech, punishment and more, but you needn't wait: Get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. and you'll also get our Nightcap recordings.]]>3154falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-250-simone-weil-on-human-needs-part-one--71746884Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! Support for this discussion came from listener Charles, who dedicates it to Temple Grandin. ]]>19a0973e-6a4d-46c1-a55c-7988dd3eba21Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:50:33 +0000MariaOn "The Needs of the Soul" from The Need for Roots (1943) and "Meditation on Obedience and Liberty" (1937). What are our needs that should then drive what kind of society would be best for us? Weil says we need liberty yet obedience, equality yet...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! Support for this discussion came from listener Charles, who dedicates it to Temple Grandin. ]]>2900falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-249-dewey-on-education-and-thought-part-two--71746931Jonathan Haber. How is education different than mere conditioning, and how does it relate to habits and growth? We discuss how much of what Dewey recommends lines up with liberal education and multiculturalism. Also, can education change taste? Start with part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition, which will also get you our PEL Nightcaps. End song: "Too Far to Turn Around" by The Ides of March; Jim Peterik appears on Nakedly Examined Music #126. Sponsors: Get 15% off game-changing wireless earbuds at BuyRaycon.com/pel. Visit SJC.edu to learn about St. John's College. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/PEL for a free trial of unlimited learning from the world's greatest professors.]]>40e7c920-af4f-4e88-a69c-a8e9545896c6Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:00:33 +0000MariaContinuing on John Dewey's Democracy and Education (1916) ch. 1, 2, 4, and 24 with guest http://degreeoffreedom.org/welcome-partially-examined-life-listeners/. How is education different than mere conditioning, and how does it relate to habits and...Jonathan Haber. How is education different than mere conditioning, and how does it relate to habits and growth? We discuss how much of what Dewey recommends lines up with liberal education and multiculturalism. Also, can education change taste? Start with part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition, which will also get you our PEL Nightcaps. End song: "Too Far to Turn Around" by The Ides of March; Jim Peterik appears on Nakedly Examined Music #126. Sponsors: Get 15% off game-changing wireless earbuds at BuyRaycon.com/pel. Visit SJC.edu to learn about St. John's College. Visit TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/PEL for a free trial of unlimited learning from the world's greatest professors.]]>4118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-249-dewey-on-education-and-thought-part-one--71746117Jonathan Haber. Don't wait for part two; get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>ddb404e5-0b92-4ef5-a4f6-f47c58a270bcSun, 02 Aug 2020 17:01:48 +0000MariaOn John Dewey's How We Think (1910) ch. 1 and Democracy and Education (1916) ch. 1, 2, 4, and 24. What model of human nature should serve as the basis for education policy? Dewey sees learning as growth, and the point of education as to enable...Jonathan Haber. Don't wait for part two; get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2960falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-248-racism-and-policing-al-saji-merleau-ponty-et-al-part-two--71746908Phil Hopkins.  Can we restructure our (and the police's) reactions and live with each other? We further explore the psychology of habit and Al-Saji's notion of hesitation. How does it compare to other types of heistation recommended by philosophies and religions? Start with part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Includes a preview of our Citizen Hang. End song: "Every Man's Burden" by Dusty Wright, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #89.]]>c55f2051d1ed78320288a446f1e540bcMon, 27 Jul 2020 15:16:49 +0000MariaContinuing on Alia Al-Saji's "A Phenomenology of Hesitation" (2014) and other things with guest https://www.southwestern.edu/live/profiles/25831-phil-hopkins.  Can we restructure our (and the police's) reactions and live with each other? We further...Phil Hopkins.  Can we restructure our (and the police's) reactions and live with each other? We further explore the psychology of habit and Al-Saji's notion of hesitation. How does it compare to other types of heistation recommended by philosophies and religions? Start with part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Includes a preview of our Citizen Hang. End song: "Every Man's Burden" by Dusty Wright, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #89.]]>4111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-248-racism-and-policing-al-saji-merleau-ponty-et-al-part-one--71745984Phil Hopkins joins to look at how phenomenology can help. Don't wait for part two, get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>607db803798ecc6a03c8d824d5caa1f9Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:47:45 +0000MariaOn Alia Al-Saji's "A Phenomenology of Hesitation" (2014), bits of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception (1945), and Linda Martín Alcoff's Visible Identities (2006), plus Alex Vitale's The End of Policing (2017). Is there sub-conscious...Phil Hopkins joins to look at how phenomenology can help. Don't wait for part two, get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>3096falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-247-aristotle-on-rhetoric-and-emotions-part-two--71746342part one, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "Reason with the Beast" by Shriekback, whose leader Barry Andrews was interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #107.]]>894905b40b44b89a8346e2472516d8d0Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:49:53 +0000MariaContinuing on the Rhetoric (ca. 335 BCE) book 1, ch. 1–6 and book 2, ch. 1–5, 18–24. We finish up with enthymemes (rhetorical arguments), maxims, and signs. We then move to emotions, where we chiefly talk about anger: Is it always a matter of status...part one, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "Reason with the Beast" by Shriekback, whose leader Barry Andrews was interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #107.]]>3240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-247-aristotle-on-rhetoric-and-emotions-part-one--71746073Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>c4b4de09976fb9f79d2e25cc2e328588Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:33:08 +0000MariaOn the Rhetoric (ca. 335 BCE) book 1, ch. 1-6 and book 2, ch. 1-5, 18-24. What role does persuasion play in philosophy? Aristotle (contra Plato) argues it can and should be used for good: in law courts, political debates, public speeches. He describes...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>3232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-246-susan-sontag-on-interpreting-art-part-two--71746254Part One or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Mela" by Julie Slick, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #115.]]>b4ad2f970e983bc00dedf93c5bc61aa1Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:56:23 +0000MariaContinuing on Sontag's essays "On Style" (1965) and "The Death of Tragedy" (1963). Mark, Wes, Seth and Dylan keep talking about the appropriate distance to retain (or not) to a work of art, which is supposed to be relevant to moral action in the...Part One or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Mela" by Julie Slick, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #115.]]>3178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-246-susan-sontag-on-interpreting-art-part-one--71746772Please support PEL!]]>5b1835116c2168d3e24eb51fcda58fdaMon, 22 Jun 2020 16:58:45 +0000MariaOn Sontag's essays "Against Interpretation" (1964), "On Style" (1965), and "The Death of Tragedy" (1963). What is it to understand a work of art? Sontag objects to critics' need to decode art into its "meaning" or "content," divorcing it from how this...Please support PEL!]]>2786falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-245-fashion-derrida-foucault-sontag-w-shahidha-bari-part-two--71746294part one or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Clothe Me in Ashes" by K.C. Clifford, interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #121.]]>aa927a701fae9503b3f5005dd9e7616cMon, 15 Jun 2020 13:50:17 +0000MariaWe conclude with Foucault's "The Ethics of the Concern of the Self As A Practice of Freedom" (1984) and add Susan Sontag's "On Style" (1965). After our guest's departure, we give some concluding remarks about her book Dressed: A Philosophy of Clothes...part one or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Clothe Me in Ashes" by K.C. Clifford, interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #121.]]>2980falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-245-fashion-derrida-foucault-w-shahidha-bari-part-one--71746768Dressed: A Philosophy of Clothes (2020). Philosophy devalues appearances, but our changing dominant metaphysics (there is no "underneath" but rather a complex built out of appearance itself) should have changed this. Our guest provided us with readings that elaborate this change, arguing for our continuity with animal nature (Derrida) and the ethical importance of self-care (Foucault). Please support PEL!]]>1922709d0963cc71505ce47690d31d43Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:06:29 +0000MariaOn Jacques Derrida's "The Animal That Therefore I Am" (1999), Michel Foucault's "The Ethics of the Concern of the Self As A Practice of Freedom" (1984), and our guest's https://amzn.to/377DLAv (2020). Philosophy devalues appearances, but our changing...Dressed: A Philosophy of Clothes (2020). Philosophy devalues appearances, but our changing dominant metaphysics (there is no "underneath" but rather a complex built out of appearance itself) should have changed this. Our guest provided us with readings that elaborate this change, arguing for our continuity with animal nature (Derrida) and the ethical importance of self-care (Foucault). Please support PEL!]]>3105falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-244-camus-on-strategies-for-facing-plague-part-two--71746739Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "You Will Kill the One You Love" by Jack Hues, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #122.]]>9d51177025541e6e6d1a1986bc4ee5eeMon, 01 Jun 2020 05:29:57 +0000MariaContinuing on Albert Camus's 1947 novel, covering the old functionary Grand, the criminal (or just paranoid?) Cottard, and more of our narrators Dr. Rieux and his doomed friend Tarrou, plus more on the overall message of the book and how it might...Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "You Will Kill the One You Love" by Jack Hues, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #122.]]>3964falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-244-camus-on-strategies-for-facing-plague-part-one--71746023Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>6441cf401625ab1a6fa3e20a32fcb1deMon, 25 May 2020 14:36:43 +0000MariaOn Albert Camus' existentialist novel The Plague. How shall we face adversity? Camus gives us colorful characters that embody various approaches. Yes, the plague is an extreme situation, but we're all dying all the time anyway, right? Join Mark, Wes,...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2897falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-243-aristotle-s-poetics-on-art-and-tragedy-part-two--71746921part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Structure of a Tragedy" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>3dbdcf878b730b52d980a198c018330bMon, 18 May 2020 16:13:35 +0000MariaContinuing on the Poetics from around 335 BCE, on the structure of plot (every element must be essential!), the moral status of the heroes, Homeric poetry, the difference between tragedy and history, and how Aristotle's formula may or may not apply to...part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Structure of a Tragedy" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>3269falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-243-aristotle-s-poetics-on-art-and-tragedy-part-one--71746883Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>cfcee9e1778cae89ff48a4d11c3e0dd1Mon, 11 May 2020 15:51:04 +0000MariaThese notes from 335 BCE are still used in screenwriting classes. Aristotle presents a formula for what will move us, derived from Sophocles's tragedies. What is art? The text describes it as memesis (imitation), and tragedy imitates human action in a...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2979falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-42-star-trek-lives-long-and-prospers-intermittently--71745926Drew Jackson discuss our most philosophical sci-fi franchise. What makes a Trek story? How do you world-build over generations? How did Picard measure up? Plus Trek vs. Wars and step-children like The Orville and Galaxy Quest. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>6a2c24251fd2e3b0ba023e8a5950f910Wed, 06 May 2020 19:23:36 +0000MariaIn light of Star Trek: Picard, Brian, Erica, Mark, and https://twitter.com/APJacksonic discuss our most philosophical sci-fi franchise. What makes a Trek story? How do you world-build over generations? How did Picard measure up? Plus Trek vs. Wars and...Drew Jackson discuss our most philosophical sci-fi franchise. What makes a Trek story? How do you world-build over generations? How did Picard measure up? Plus Trek vs. Wars and step-children like The Orville and Galaxy Quest. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>3460falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-242-stanley-cavell-on-tragedy-via-king-lear-part-two--71746165Part One or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Out of Your Hands" by Gretchen's Wheel, i.e., Lindsay Murray, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #81.]]>70ca43979fa3c207e58b26d175671051Mon, 04 May 2020 15:34:53 +0000MariaContinuing on Cavell's essay "The Avoidance of Love: A Reading of King Lear" (1969), shifting away from Lear in particular to a more general discussion of tragedy and Cavell's psychological insights. Begin with...Part One or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Out of Your Hands" by Gretchen's Wheel, i.e., Lindsay Murray, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #81.]]>2686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-242-stanley-cavell-on-tragedy-via-king-lear-part-one--71745955Erin O'Luanaigh. Don't wait for part two; get the full Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>b18491c6a8e712146a0bd7de763e1504Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:19:22 +0000MariaOn Cavell's essay "The Avoidance of Love: A Reading of King Lear" (1969). Can money buy you love? What is tragedy? With guest https://www.erinoluanaigh.com/. Don't wait for part two; get the full...Erin O'Luanaigh. Don't wait for part two; get the full Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2663falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-241-political-philosophy-and-the-pandemic--71746934"How Coronavirus Is Shaking Up the Moral Universe" by John Authers. Please support PEL! End song: "Date of Grace" by Rob Picott, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #80.]]>08b154c3b76f984bb5addbcfe54cbf42Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:20:01 +0000MariaHow should we think politically about the current global crisis? Do extreme circumstances reveal truths of political philosophy or do they reinforce whatever it is we already believe? Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan talk about applying philosophical..."How Coronavirus Is Shaking Up the Moral Universe" by John Authers. Please support PEL! End song: "Date of Grace" by Rob Picott, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #80.]]>3919falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-240-david-lewis-on-possible-worlds-and-language-games-part-two--71746935part 1 or get the unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Real Life" by Matt Wilson, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #118.]]>f9e50de5772fc21ea938f732b370dab1Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:50:07 +0000MariaOn "Scorekeeping in a Language Game" (1979) and "Truth in Fiction" (1978). Lewis's account of possible worlds can be applied to conversation: As we speak, each sentence adds to the "conversational score" (the set of assumptions that enable us to...part 1 or get the unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Real Life" by Matt Wilson, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #118.]]>4265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-240-david-lewis-on-possible-worlds-and-language-games-part-one--71746924Counterfactuals (1973) and the essays "Scorekeeping in a Language Game" (1979) and "Truth in Fiction" (1978). What makes a sentence about possibility true? Lewis things that we need possible worlds that really exist in order to make sense of our modal intuitions. He uses this possible world talk to make sense of conversations and the worlds created by fiction writers. With guest Matt Teichman from Elucidations. Please support PEL!]]>c659c55746205f385219a161c4411ce9Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:57:00 +0000MariaOn Ch. 4 of Lewis's book https://amzn.to/2V7Gfcw (1973) and the essays "Scorekeeping in a Language Game" (1979) and "Truth in Fiction" (1978). What makes a sentence about possibility true? Lewis things that we need possible worlds that really exist in...Counterfactuals (1973) and the essays "Scorekeeping in a Language Game" (1979) and "Truth in Fiction" (1978). What makes a sentence about possibility true? Lewis things that we need possible worlds that really exist in order to make sense of our modal intuitions. He uses this possible world talk to make sense of conversations and the worlds created by fiction writers. With guest Matt Teichman from Elucidations. Please support PEL!]]>3221falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-239-montesquieu-invents-political-science-part-two--71746161part 1 or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "King of the Hill" by MINUTEMEN. Listen to Mark interview Mike Watt on Nakedly Examined Music #108.]]>97b13f1802e9cbb7da3e97be5c57f924Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:50:07 +0000MariaContinuing on The Spirit of the Laws (1748) by Charles Louis de Secondat, aka Baron de Montesquieu. Mark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth talk more about the "motive force" behind each type of government and the separation of powers. Begin with...part 1 or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "King of the Hill" by MINUTEMEN. Listen to Mark interview Mike Watt on Nakedly Examined Music #108.]]>3089falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-239-montesquieu-invents-political-science-part-one--71746153Please support PEL!]]>5a77072e5dd8dbd0585d24ef2487586aMon, 23 Mar 2020 13:32:47 +0000MariaOn The Spirit of the Laws (1748) by Charles Louis de Secondat, aka Baron de Montesquieu. What keeps a society functioning? Montesquieu, though of course not the first political philosopher, was perhaps the first to systematically explore correlations...Please support PEL!]]>2666falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-238-lingering-questions--71746864Mark Lint's Dry Folk (2018). Get this and every episode ad-free with a PEL Membership. Please support the podcast!]]>070ccbf626b97021ee27bc317b2f8021Mon, 16 Mar 2020 04:24:34 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth summarize thoughts about our recent series on social construction, gender and sex, and Judith Butler's notion of "grievable lives." Should we stop covering so much contemporary work and/or political topics? End song: "The...Mark Lint's Dry Folk (2018). Get this and every episode ad-free with a PEL Membership. Please support the podcast!]]>4514falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-237-walter-benjamin-analyzes-violence-part-two--71746193Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Jericho" from hackedepiciotto, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #116.]]>b914485a2f2a5c79708ead17af5aed47Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:53:42 +0000MariaContinuing on Benjamin's "Critique of Violence" (1921). Mark, Wes, and Seth keep trying to figure out this difficult essay. Is Benjamin really advocating a workers' revolution to end the state, or just reflecting on a hypothetical to explore the...Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Jericho" from hackedepiciotto, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #116.]]>2788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-237-walter-benjamin-analyzes-violence-part-one--71746126Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>7b794aa20881fea6f5a39e24f13d24c9Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:52:31 +0000MariaOn "Critique of Violence" (1921). What is violence? Benjamin gives us a taxonomy: law-creating, law-preserving, mythological, and divine. Then he deconstructs his own distinctions to demonstrate that all state power is rotten through its being founded...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2602falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-236-judith-butler-interview-the-force-of-nonviolence--71746937Gender Trouble. End song: "Dancing with Death," discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #111 with Marty Willson-Piper. Get this episode ad-free with a PEL Citizenship. Please support PEL!]]>8648959021ff74c2741d6c03107c63dcMon, 24 Feb 2020 14:35:02 +0000MariaOn The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind (2020). What is it to be nonviolent in political activity? Most ethics allow for self-defense, but Judith has a problem with defining "self" as well as "violence," and offers a full critique of the...Gender Trouble. End song: "Dancing with Death," discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #111 with Marty Willson-Piper. Get this episode ad-free with a PEL Citizenship. Please support PEL!]]>3812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-32-judging-the-good-place--71745796prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>4524bf5a479211d17a8a4c7a1414e5dbWed, 19 Feb 2020 21:56:34 +0000MariaMark, Erica, and Brian discuss Michael Schur's NBC TV show. Is it good? Does it actually teach moral philosophy? We talk sit-com tropes, TV finales, the show's convoluted structure, the puzzle of heaven, and more. For more, visit...prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>2758falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-235-judith-butler-s-gender-trouble-part-three--71746657part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "I'm a Boy" by Lys Guillorn as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #44.]]>178b99852ab47f512f19ff200ddf004aMon, 17 Feb 2020 13:51:03 +0000MariaConcluding "Gender Trouble" (1990), with just Mark, Wes, and Seth going carefully through pt I, sec v: "Identity, Set, and the Metaphysics of Substance," and pt III, sec iv: "Subversive Bodily Acts: Bodily Inscriptions, Performative Subversions."...part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "I'm a Boy" by Lys Guillorn as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #44.]]>4058falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-235-judith-butler-s-gender-trouble-part-two--71746932Jennifer Hansen. We get into the metaphysics of substance (is gender an attribute that a person has, or is there a better way to describe the situation?), performatives, Beauvoir vs. Irigaray on femininity, and the available mechanisms for changing gender norms. Start with Part One or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>4234ba968a2972d7332570b1acabf69aMon, 10 Feb 2020 15:31:52 +0000MariaMore Gender Trouble (1990) with https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen. We get into the metaphysics of substance (is gender an attribute that a person has, or is there a better way to describe the situation?), performatives, Beauvoir vs....Jennifer Hansen. We get into the metaphysics of substance (is gender an attribute that a person has, or is there a better way to describe the situation?), performatives, Beauvoir vs. Irigaray on femininity, and the available mechanisms for changing gender norms. Start with Part One or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>4060truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-235-judith-butler-s-gender-trouble-part-one--71746927Jennifer Hansen. Please support PEL!]]>62d3ad87ddfaefbfaaf1a4dee096d291Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:46:45 +0000MariaOn Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990). Is gender socially constructed, and if so, how? Butler describes gender not as an essential quality of a person, but as "performed," as habits of acting in certain ways in accordance...Jennifer Hansen. Please support PEL!]]>3139truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-29-martin-scorsese-the-auteur-w-colin-marshall--71746930Colin Marshall joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to talk about connecting with Scorsese's sensibility and their status as "art films." Plus S's use of music, comments on Marvel, CGI age alternation, and more. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>ef061d2da02f74f02f2638778c66c7d6Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:49:22 +0000MariaWe consider The Irishman in the context of Scorsese's body of work and the styles and themes that his films tend to exhibit. Writer/podcaster http://blog.colinmarshall.org/ joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to talk about connecting with Scorsese's...Colin Marshall joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to talk about connecting with Scorsese's sensibility and their status as "art films." Plus S's use of music, comments on Marvel, CGI age alternation, and more. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>3393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-234-beauvoir-on-romance-in-the-second-sex-part-two--71748876Jennifer Hansen. We continue on the ailments of women under patriarchy as well as the existential problems that we're all subject to. Are we doomed to isolation, or does existentialism allow for intimacy? Is marriage in "bad faith"? We also talk narcissism, abjection, and the film Marriage Story. Start with part 1 or get the Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Easier than Leaving" by Michaela Anne, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #114.]]>59e94fd9cc9568c559c22d49867978c3Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:09:10 +0000MariaConcluding Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949): "The Woman in Love" and "Myths" with guest https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen. We continue on the ailments of women under patriarchy as well as the existential problems that we're all...Jennifer Hansen. We continue on the ailments of women under patriarchy as well as the existential problems that we're all subject to. Are we doomed to isolation, or does existentialism allow for intimacy? Is marriage in "bad faith"? We also talk narcissism, abjection, and the film Marriage Story. Start with part 1 or get the Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Easier than Leaving" by Michaela Anne, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #114.]]>3559falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-234-beauvoir-on-romance-in-the-second-sex-part-one--71748747Jennifer Hansen. What is love under patriarchy? We all want to achieve solidity in another's eyes, but the Othered woman wants to live through the man, and the man sees the woman as his rejected corporeal character. Party time! Please support PEL!]]>d10d9008c1c687e3a63c7555bb7e72d3Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:54:17 +0000MariaOn Simone De Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949): "The Woman in Love" and "Myths" with guest https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen. What is love under patriarchy? We all want to achieve solidity in another's eyes, but the Othered woman wants to...Jennifer Hansen. What is love under patriarchy? We all want to achieve solidity in another's eyes, but the Othered woman wants to live through the man, and the man sees the woman as his rejected corporeal character. Party time! Please support PEL!]]>3011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-27-for-the-love-of-star-wars--71748620prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>aa7f46b14bdec59786934b121054acf1Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:39:32 +0000MariaMark, Erica, and Brian talk about the unique place these films have in the brains of people of a certain age, how we grappled with the prequels, and why we feel the need to fill in and argue about the details. We focus primarily on The Mandalorian and...prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>2935falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-233-plato-s-protagoras-on-virtue-part-two--71749015part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Make It Clear" by Feelies; hear Glenn Mercer on Nakedly Examined Music #41.]]>7313f78dfc73a9174ebd62818fe19211Mon, 13 Jan 2020 03:42:38 +0000MariaContinuing on the dialogue, where Socrates argues that Protagoras doesn't actually know what virtue is, because he thinks that the various virtues (especially courage) are distinct, a claim that Socrates refutes in several (logically suspect) ways....part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Make It Clear" by Feelies; hear Glenn Mercer on Nakedly Examined Music #41.]]>3650falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-26-we-watch-watchmen-w-david-pizarro-very-bad-wizards--71748616David, psych prof at Cornell and host of Very Bad Wizards. How does Moore's style translate to the screen? How well did the show handle politics? Should there be a second season? For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>3975e233d50c7de98cb7df2ea140830fWed, 08 Jan 2020 18:29:49 +0000MariaCovering Alan Moore's 1986 graphic novel, the new HBO series and the 2009 film. Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by http://www.peezer.net/, psych prof at Cornell and host of https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/. How does Moore's style translate to the...David, psych prof at Cornell and host of Very Bad Wizards. How does Moore's style translate to the screen? How well did the show handle politics? Should there be a second season? For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>3422falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-233-plato-s-protagoras-on-virtue-part-one--71748849Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! Sponsor: Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL for a free trial of The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service.]]>12d82f433c8d8624675be12734901382Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:06:42 +0000MariaOn the Platonic dialogue written around 380 BCE about an encounter between Socrates and one of the leading Sophists of his day. What is virtue ("the political art" according to Protagoras), and can it be taught? What are the relations of the various...Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! Sponsor: Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL for a free trial of The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service.]]>3278falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-232-simone-de-beauvoir-s-the-second-sex-part-two--71748870Jennifer Hansen. How does one become a Subject and how do women traditionally get shut out of this process? We get into Vol. 2, "Lived Experience" where Beauvoir details how this drama unfolds in various stages of life. Also, religion, logic, the relation of biology to situation, and more. How do we modernize Beauvoir's critique given the evolution in women's positions since the book was written? Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Wrong Side of Gone" by Beth Kille as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #13.]]>a79dc79f339c673a065dc0e5689714a3Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:58:06 +0000MariaContinuing Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949) with guest https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen. How does one become a Subject and how do women traditionally get shut out of this process? We get into Vol. 2, "Lived Experience" where...Jennifer Hansen. How does one become a Subject and how do women traditionally get shut out of this process? We get into Vol. 2, "Lived Experience" where Beauvoir details how this drama unfolds in various stages of life. Also, religion, logic, the relation of biology to situation, and more. How do we modernize Beauvoir's critique given the evolution in women's positions since the book was written? Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Wrong Side of Gone" by Beth Kille as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #13.]]>3831falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-232-simone-de-beauvoir-s-the-second-sex-part-one--71748860Jennifer Hansen. According to Beauvoir, Woman is historically conceived of by society (and herself) as "Other," as not a Subject who creates and makes decisions. Her life is pre-determined, revolving around marriage and child-bearing, and is so deformed by this situation. Don't wait for part two; get the unbroken Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>e0a895a3a18c7a25a7eb7e46f1c71fafMon, 23 Dec 2019 03:51:48 +0000MariaOn Simone De Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949): the intro, conclusion, "Woman's Situation and Character" and parts of "Lived Experience," with guest https://www.stlawu.edu/people/jennifer-hansen. According to Beauvoir, Woman is historically conceived...Jennifer Hansen. According to Beauvoir, Woman is historically conceived of by society (and herself) as "Other," as not a Subject who creates and makes decisions. Her life is pre-determined, revolving around marriage and child-bearing, and is so deformed by this situation. Don't wait for part two; get the unbroken Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>3303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-231-descartes-s-discourse-on-wisdom-and-certainty-part-two--71748928part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "My Real Fantasy" By Joe Louis Walker, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #110.]]>56de81da2327abc05779932131521af1Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:15:51 +0000MariaContinuing on Descartes's Discourse on Method, looking closely at part 4 (his proto-Meditations) and his "provisional" Stoic ethics. Listen to https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/12/09/ep-231-1-descartes/ first or get the full, ad-free...part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "My Real Fantasy" By Joe Louis Walker, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #110.]]>4122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-231-descartes-s-discourse-on-wisdom-and-certainty-part-one--71748701Please support PEL!]]>bd502ece97f172b779a74a76fe7f782fMon, 09 Dec 2019 13:07:13 +0000MariaOn René Descartes's Discourse on Method (1637), an overview of his work that distills his method, outlines his famous Meditations, presents a provisional (Stoic) ethics, and considers whether he wants to be a public intellectual. This is all meant as...Please support PEL!]]>2465falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-230-bruno-latour-on-science-culture-and-modernity-part-two--71748713Lynda Olman. Latour rejects the idea of objective truth totally apart from perceivers, so is he an idealist? We lay out the "Constitution" of modernity that keeps science and politics separate, how it makes it difficult for us to address issues like climate change, and what Latour thinks should replace it. Start with part 1 or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Mono No Aware" by Guy Sigsworth, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #109.]]>85f0d6547a4dae7246102eb75ca7bc68Mon, 02 Dec 2019 02:57:28 +0000MariaContinuing on Latour's We Have Never Been Modern (1993) with guest https://www.unr.edu/english/people/lynda-olman. Latour rejects the idea of objective truth totally apart from perceivers, so is he an idealist? We lay out the "Constitution" of...Lynda Olman. Latour rejects the idea of objective truth totally apart from perceivers, so is he an idealist? We lay out the "Constitution" of modernity that keeps science and politics separate, how it makes it difficult for us to address issues like climate change, and what Latour thinks should replace it. Start with part 1 or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Mono No Aware" by Guy Sigsworth, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #109.]]>3524falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-230-bruno-latour-on-science-culture-and-modernity-part-one--71748722Lynda Olman. What's the "modern" ideology of science, and is there something we should critique about it? Latour wants us to think about science not abstractly through the eternal truths it supposedly discovers, but through the concrete practices of scientists. He investigates the Modern Constitution by which science and politics are kept conceptually separate, a myth that he claims we've never fully bought into. Don't wait for part two; get your unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>92e3331f90ad0c0a0b9d33f59e3a9babMon, 25 Nov 2019 16:26:49 +0000MariaOn Latour's We Have Never Been Modern (1993) with guest https://www.unr.edu/english/people/lynda-olman. What's the "modern" ideology of science, and is there something we should critique about it? Latour wants us to think about science not abstractly...Lynda Olman. What's the "modern" ideology of science, and is there something we should critique about it? Latour wants us to think about science not abstractly through the eternal truths it supposedly discovers, but through the concrete practices of scientists. He investigates the Modern Constitution by which science and politics are kept conceptually separate, a myth that he claims we've never fully bought into. Don't wait for part two; get your unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2766falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-229-descartes-s-rules-for-thinking-part-three--71748796part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Perfect Design" by Ian Moore, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #94.]]>77c6a3d794b636667b143364b790a509Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:23:49 +0000MariaConcluding René Descartes's Rules for Direction of the Mind (1628). We finish rule 12 through the end, talking about simples, the faculties of intuition and judgment, perception and imagination, necessary vs. contingent truths, and how to do Cartesian...part one, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Perfect Design" by Ian Moore, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #94.]]>3163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-229-descartes-s-rules-for-thinking-part-two--71748931part 1. You don't need to wait for part 3; get the full, Citizen Edition now. Citizen Edition now? Please support PEL!]]>3c667330c0bc5e6e22add95cb81ee20cMon, 11 Nov 2019 13:08:40 +0000MariaContinuing on René Descartes's Rules for Direction of the Mind (1628), covering rules 7 through the first part of the lengthy rule 12. We try to figure out what he means by "enumeration;" the faculties of imagination, sense and memory; the virtues of...part 1. You don't need to wait for part 3; get the full, Citizen Edition now. Citizen Edition now? Please support PEL!]]>3141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-229-descartes-s-rules-for-thinking-part-one--71748835Citizen Edition now? Please support PEL!]]>fc38da24903f4d2cdb8392ccf7454e00Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:11:30 +0000MariaOn René Descartes's Rules for Direction of the Mind (1628). Is there a careful way to approach problems that will ensure that you'll always be right? What if you just never assert anything you can't be sure of? This is Descartes's strategy, modeled on...Citizen Edition now? Please support PEL!]]>2999falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-17-comedy-as-philosophy-w-daniel-lobell--71748832Daniel's podcast, but really, only some comedians express original claims; many just tell jokes. Are those exceptional comics philosophizing? Does telling the whole, tragic truth rule out being funny? Daniel, Mark, Erica, and Brian consider Carlin, Gadsby, Chappelle, and others. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com. Sponsor: Visit Keeps.com/EXAMINED for a free month of hair loss treatment.]]>37e9e7fa4a331b3e37d45f1aa52fdbb0Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:35:45 +0000MariaAre stand-up comedians the Modern Day Philosophers? This is the premise of https://moderndayphilosophers.net/, but really, only some comedians express original claims; many just tell jokes. Are those exceptional comics philosophizing? Does telling the...Daniel's podcast, but really, only some comedians express original claims; many just tell jokes. Are those exceptional comics philosophizing? Does telling the whole, tragic truth rule out being funny? Daniel, Mark, Erica, and Brian consider Carlin, Gadsby, Chappelle, and others. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com. Sponsor: Visit Keeps.com/EXAMINED for a free month of hair loss treatment.]]>2805falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-228-social-construction-of-race-appiah-mills-part-two--71748823Coleman Hughes. Racial classifications vary geographically, therefore race is socially constructed. Given this, can we retain the positive aspects of group-identification without hierarchies and what Appiah calls "imperialism of identity?" Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Tired Skin" by Alejandro Escovedo, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #60.]]>6f5c8d7efb6ac171867faf2d1e21bdceMon, 28 Oct 2019 03:19:53 +0000MariaContinuing on Kwame Anthony Appiah's "Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections" (1994), Charles Mills's "But What Are You Really?, The Metaphysics of Race" (1998), and Neven Sesardic's "Race: A Social Destruction of a Biological Concept"...Coleman Hughes. Racial classifications vary geographically, therefore race is socially constructed. Given this, can we retain the positive aspects of group-identification without hierarchies and what Appiah calls "imperialism of identity?" Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Tired Skin" by Alejandro Escovedo, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #60.]]>2783truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-228-social-construction-of-race-appiah-mills-part-one--71749471
Please support PEL!]]>1a0ffdacf5dfa64679ff795ab395a869Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:48:07 +0000MariaOn Kwame Anthony Appiah's "Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections" (1994), Charles Mills' "But What Are You Really?, The Metaphysics of Race" (1998), and Neven Sesardic's "Race: A Social Destruction of a Biological Concept" (2010). With...
Please support PEL!]]>2380falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-227-what-is-social-construction-hacking-berger-part-two--71749023Please support PEL! End song: "The ConstruKction of Light, Part 1" by King Crimson; listen to Mark with Trey Gunn on Nakedly Examined Music #21.]]>5ab1eab1bc0eb1491b74847c1ba14758Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:42:28 +0000MariaContinuing Ian Hacking's The Social Construction of What (1999) and Peter Berger's "Religion and World Construction" (1967). We break down Hacking's typology of construction arguments: Are they exploring where our ideas came from or trying to change...Please support PEL! End song: "The ConstruKction of Light, Part 1" by King Crimson; listen to Mark with Trey Gunn on Nakedly Examined Music #21.]]>3892falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-227-what-is-social-construction-hacking-berger-part-one--71748820Dilemma joins us to survey the types of social construction arguments: the "culture wars" (e.g. race, gender) and the "science wars" (scientific findings are not read off the world but emerge from history). Something can be constructed, yet still be an objective truth we have to deal with. Please support PEL!]]>7d56d004b20c1e3d1fcf76eeec96dfe2Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:21:58 +0000MariaOn Ian Hacking's The Social Construction of What (1999) and Peter Berger's "Religion and World Construction" (1967). Guest Coleman Hughes from https://thisis42.com/discover/dilemma-podcast.html joins us to survey the types of social construction...Dilemma joins us to survey the types of social construction arguments: the "culture wars" (e.g. race, gender) and the "science wars" (scientific findings are not read off the world but emerge from history). Something can be constructed, yet still be an objective truth we have to deal with. Please support PEL!]]>2747truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-226-francis-bacon-invents-science-part-two--71748976part one or get the full, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL, like, get Patreon's feed for a mere $1/month. End song: "Stuck in a Cave" by Chrome Cranks; hear Mark talk to singer/songwriter Peter Aaron on Nakedly Examined Music #93.]]>43f30e780e1cb2f8027e86e0f41e8419Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:28:05 +0000MariaContinuing on Sir Francis Bacon's New Organon (1620). We cover more of Bacon's "idols" and how Bacon divides religion from science (and what this means politically). We then move on to book 2, including Bacon's novel update of the term "form," and...part one or get the full, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL, like, get Patreon's feed for a mere $1/month. End song: "Stuck in a Cave" by Chrome Cranks; hear Mark talk to singer/songwriter Peter Aaron on Nakedly Examined Music #93.]]>3706falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-12-once-upon-a-tarantino-film-w-wes-alwan--71748817Tarantino's other films. We consider T's strange sense of pacing, his comic violence, his historical revisionism, and casting choices. Is this a brilliant film or a fundamentally misguided idea badly in need of an editor? For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>d6ceb7b6578b0094bc22f049a96977f6Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:01:04 +0000MariaWes joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to discuss Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood in the context of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino_filmography#Film. We consider T's strange sense of pacing, his comic violence, his...Tarantino's other films. We consider T's strange sense of pacing, his comic violence, his historical revisionism, and casting choices. Is this a brilliant film or a fundamentally misguided idea badly in need of an editor? For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>2875falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-226-francis-bacon-invents-science-part-one--71748766Please support PEL!]]>2c1ee420429cf2e7d1d969fc5a54b5f4Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:32:54 +0000MariaOn Sir Francis Bacon's New Organon (1620). Bacon claims to have developed a new toolset that will open up nature to inquiry in a way that wasn't possible for ancient and modern natural philosophy. Mark, Wes, and Dylan consider how much what Bacon...Please support PEL!]]>2680falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-225-simone-weil-on-war-and-oppression-part-two--71748797Corey Mohler. We talk about the self-contradictions of power, why oppression and war are so intractable, and her positive solution (what there is of it here). Weil cuts through our left-right political dichotomy in a way that might interest you. Plus, why the Iliad is so great. Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Throw Down the Sword" from Wishbone Ash; hear Andy Powell on Nakedly Examined Music #51.]]>e4ec8deaedcd44fbf89683d95373a9deMon, 16 Sep 2019 13:23:28 +0000MariaContinuing on Simone Weil's essays "The Iliad, or the Poem of Force" (1939) and "Analysis of Oppression" (1934) with guest https://existentialcomics.com/. We talk about the self-contradictions of power, why oppression and war are so intractable, and...Corey Mohler. We talk about the self-contradictions of power, why oppression and war are so intractable, and her positive solution (what there is of it here). Weil cuts through our left-right political dichotomy in a way that might interest you. Plus, why the Iliad is so great. Start with part one or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Throw Down the Sword" from Wishbone Ash; hear Andy Powell on Nakedly Examined Music #51.]]>3558falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-225-simone-weil-on-war-and-oppression-part-one--71748830Corey Mohler. Please support PEL!]]>a75813b653a8ee3a4ec917971ec49a9cMon, 09 Sep 2019 15:27:58 +0000MariaOn Simone Weil's essays "The Iliad, or the Poem of Force" (1939) and "Analysis of Oppression" (1934). How do circumstances oppress and dehumanize us? Weil describes the mechanisms that keep people at war and maintain oppression even through...Corey Mohler. Please support PEL!]]>2886falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-224-kierkegaard-critiques-the-present-age-part-two--71748848John Ganz. Does K's critique actually apply to our present age? We address K's view of humor, romance, authenticity, actual community vs. "the public," the leveling that occurs without anyone specific actually doing it, and the virtue of silence. Start with part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Wry Observer" by Aaron David Gleason, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #71.]]>e56c7d1affbe4ee6e6d39871b092561dMon, 02 Sep 2019 14:19:47 +0000MariaContinuing on "The Present Age" (1846), plus Hubert Dreyfus's "Nihilism on the Information Highway: Anonymity vs. Commitment in the Present Age" (2004) with guest https://muckrack.com/john-ganz. Does K's critique actually apply to our present age? We...John Ganz. Does K's critique actually apply to our present age? We address K's view of humor, romance, authenticity, actual community vs. "the public," the leveling that occurs without anyone specific actually doing it, and the virtue of silence. Start with part one or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Wry Observer" by Aaron David Gleason, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #71.]]>3936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-8-spider-man-far-from-home-and-elsewhere--71748783prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode, and more episodes in advance, at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>5b98059d5fa6077040e5fae34919abdcTue, 27 Aug 2019 16:28:10 +0000MariaMark, Erica, and Brian discuss the function of super-hero films and how this new one fits in. Do we need "realism" in such stories? When does a premise like this get too old to keep recycling? For more, visit http://prettymuchpop.com/. Hear bonus...prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode, and more episodes in advance, at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life podcast network and is curated by openculture.com.]]>3014falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-224-kierkegaard-critiques-the-present-age-part-one--71748784John Ganz. Please support PEL!]]>867720fb836050ea4a6510e881161f48Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:08:25 +0000MariaOn Soren Kierkegaard's essay "The Present Age" (1846) and Hubert Dreyfus's "Nihilism on the Information Highway: Anonymity vs. Commitment in the Present Age" (2004). What's wrong with our society? Kierkegaard saw the advent of the press and gossip...John Ganz. Please support PEL!]]>2918falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-223-guest-ned-block-on-consciousness-part-two--71748874Please support PEL! End song: "Your So Dark Sleep/Goodbye" by The Black Watch, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #102.  ]]>8e28fe4299a79c926fad34013a757a2dMon, 19 Aug 2019 14:24:44 +0000MariaWe talk with Ned about a second Blockheads (2019) article, Michael Tyle's "Homunculi Heads and Silicon Chips: The Importance of History to Phenomenology," which provides a variation off of the David Chalmers fading qualia argument, and then Mark,...Please support PEL! End song: "Your So Dark Sleep/Goodbye" by The Black Watch, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #102.  ]]>3352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-223-guest-ned-block-on-consciousness-part-one--71748825Please support PEL!]]>be93d7f939e7ee3b546da2236d9536deMon, 12 Aug 2019 16:55:00 +0000MariaThe climax and denouement of our summer philosophy of mind series: Ned Block visits to fill in the gaps about functionalism and attributing consciousness to machines and discuss essays from Blockheads (2019), focusing here on Brian McLaughlin's "Could...Please support PEL!]]>3089falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-222-debating-functionalism-block-chalmers-part-two--71748737part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Machine" by Helen Money as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #101.  ]]>be5420cc68240b21e0579b4af600ff67Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:29:14 +0000MariaContinuing on Ned Block's "Troubles with Functionalism" (1978) and David Chalmers's "Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia" (1995). What would it be like to be halfway between person and machine? If you think the machine can't have...part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Machine" by Helen Money as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #101.  ]]>3182falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-222-debating-functionalism-block-chalmers-part-one--71748866Please support PEL!  ]]>577940faeb26228ae656f3d31c4ef701Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:05:37 +0000MariaOn Ned Block's "Troubles with Functionalism" (1978) and David Chalmers's "Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia" (1995). If mental states are functional states, there couldn't be zombies. Yet Block claims that there could be zombies: for...Please support PEL!  ]]>2995falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-3-conform-w-yakov-smirnoff--71748978prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode, and more episodes in advance, at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is curated by openculture.com and The Partially Examined Life Podcast Network.]]>805ac28893e37b2f4cac5d2604f9c635Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:30:00 +0000MariaIs media trying to brainwash us into being ALL THE SAME? Are the excesses of the mob scaring us into conformity? Mark, Erica, and Brian muse on cultural homogenization and are joined by comedian Dr. Yakov Smirnoff to talk about growing up in a...prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode, and more episodes in advance, at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is curated by openculture.com and The Partially Examined Life Podcast Network.]]>4486falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-221-functionalist-theories-of-mind-putnam-armstrong-part-two--71748619
Your four hosts start afresh the day after Part One on Putnam to discuss this version of functionalism that is supposed to clear the way for the scientific identification of mental states with brain states. Mental states are defined by their causal relations with other states and with behavior, and the content of a mental state is exhausted by its intentional object, e.g. the content of a perception is the thing you're perceiving which (normally) causes the perception. So what about things like colors and sounds that aren't really out in the world? Can functionalism explain how these seem to us?

Listen to part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Pain Makes You Beautiful" by Jeff Heiskell's JudyBats, as featured on Nakedly Examined Music #5.]]>f896347d102c420acc5e2515eacb2902Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:50:30 +0000MariaContinuing on functionalism with David M. Armstrong's "The Causal Theory of the Mind" (1981). Your four hosts start afresh the day after https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/07/15/ep221-1-functionalism-putnam/ on Putnam to discuss this version of...
Your four hosts start afresh the day after Part One on Putnam to discuss this version of functionalism that is supposed to clear the way for the scientific identification of mental states with brain states. Mental states are defined by their causal relations with other states and with behavior, and the content of a mental state is exhausted by its intentional object, e.g. the content of a perception is the thing you're perceiving which (normally) causes the perception. So what about things like colors and sounds that aren't really out in the world? Can functionalism explain how these seem to us?

Listen to part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Pain Makes You Beautiful" by Jeff Heiskell's JudyBats, as featured on Nakedly Examined Music #5.]]>4252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-221-functionalist-theories-of-mind-putnam-armstrong-part-one--71748873Please support PEL!]]>cdabcf5fc0c16fb36576861548313d82Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:35:42 +0000MariaOn Hilary Putnam's "The Nature of Mental States" (1973). What is the mind? Functionalist theories identify the mental with not with the brain exactly, but with something the brain does. So some other creature without a brain (maybe a computer) might...Please support PEL!]]>3046falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-pmp-1-pop-culture-vs-high-culture--71748791prettymuchpop.com. Get involved from the start at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. We'll solicit your input for our episodes, release them early for supporters, and provide bonus content with every episode; there's already some waiting for you now. Presented by openculture.com and the Partially Examined Life podcast network. End song: "High Rollin' Cult" written by Mark just for this release, featuring Erica. Theme music by Mark and Erica. PMP logo by Ken Gerber.  ]]>465bad3ae44719cae41dc2c56aeb4ff8Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000MariaWhat is pop culture? Does it make sense to distinguish it from high culture, or can something be both? Welcome to this new pop culture podcast hosted by Mark Linsenmayer, Erica Spyres, and Brian Hirt. This episode also features Tyler Hislop, our...prettymuchpop.com. Get involved from the start at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. We'll solicit your input for our episodes, release them early for supporters, and provide bonus content with every episode; there's already some waiting for you now. Presented by openculture.com and the Partially Examined Life podcast network. End song: "High Rollin' Cult" written by Mark just for this release, featuring Erica. Theme music by Mark and Erica. PMP logo by Ken Gerber.  ]]>2672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-220-10-year-retrospective-of-the-partially-examined-life--71748852Pretty Much Pop.]]>5024b10f9df5f85d3151da4a827b932bFri, 05 Jul 2019 22:57:24 +0000MariaMark, Seth, Dylan, and Wes reflect on the changing state of podcasting and public philosophy over the last decade, how our goals and interests have changed since we started we started. Why don't colleges pay their faculty to educate the public through...Pretty Much Pop.]]>3783falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-219-the-harder-problem-of-consciousness-block-papineau--71749120ep. 218, with guest Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast still with us.  End song: "Mindreader" by Phil Judd as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #98.]]>9fea23bf2c5de37cd4a423fed03b25c4Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:52:07 +0000MariaOn Ned Block's "The Harder Problem of Consciousness" (2002) and David Papineau's "Could There Be a Science of Consciousness?" (2003). What would give us sufficient reason to believe that a non-human was conscious? Block thinks this is a harder problem...ep. 218, with guest Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast still with us.  End song: "Mindreader" by Phil Judd as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #98.]]>5033falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-218-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-chalmers-et-al-part-two--71749856Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast. Listen to part 1 first or listen to the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Georgia Hard" by Robbie Fulks, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #36.]]>57c1f30b7d5d497a5e03029aab8dabdaMon, 24 Jun 2019 13:46:30 +0000MariaContinuing on "Consciousness and Its Place in Nature" by David Chalmers (2003). We finish Chalmers's account of the types of physicialism, then move on to dualism (including epiphenomenalism), and finally dally with panpsychism, the specialty of our...Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast. Listen to part 1 first or listen to the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Georgia Hard" by Robbie Fulks, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #36.]]>3050falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-218-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-chalmers-et-al-part-one--71748927Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast. Can we explain human experience using the terms of brain physiology? Chalmers thinks not, and lays out the arguments against this and the range of positions philosophers have taken in response to these objections.  Please support PEL!]]>62a79081dae4dc3972a930c6b3bbd178Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:16:04 +0000MariaOn "Consciousness and Its Place in Nature" by David Chalmers (2003), with special guest https://gregmillerphilosophy.com/ from https://thepanpsycast.com/. Can we explain human experience using the terms of brain physiology? Chalmers thinks not, and...Gregory Miller from the Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast. Can we explain human experience using the terms of brain physiology? Chalmers thinks not, and lays out the arguments against this and the range of positions philosophers have taken in response to these objections.  Please support PEL!]]>3384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sub-text-1-shakespeare-s-the-tempest-poesis-as-revenge-forsaken--7174859108b49e58dfa058f9cb59b0307e5a699eSat, 08 Jun 2019 14:59:12 +0000MariaAt last, the full, public release of this discussion between Wes Alwan and Bill Youmans covering Shakespeare's 1611 play about revenge, forgiveness, and authorship. Or maybe it's about exploitation, or how we react to changes in status, or perhaps how...4220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-217-discussing-calderon-s-life-is-a-dream--71749761Listen to our performance first. With guests Bill Youmans and Erica Spyres. End song: "Pulling Apart" by Jonathan Segel. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #38.]]>bda523e3b27e5ab6c56769cc55f398ceMon, 03 Jun 2019 17:57:08 +0000MariaOn the 1636 comedy by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, considering destiny (Christian vs. Ancient Greek), skepticism, meta-theater, and the ethic of honor. https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/05/27/la-vida-es-sueno-calderon/. With guests Bill Youmans...Listen to our performance first. With guests Bill Youmans and Erica Spyres. End song: "Pulling Apart" by Jonathan Segel. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #38.]]>6284falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glimpse-machiavellian-politics-for-partially-examined-life-14--71748623Game of Thrones and Life Is a Dream, and the way in which end-justifying-the-means logic plays endlessly in our real-life political situation, it's time we looked back on our episode 14 on Machiavelli. Mark Linsenmayer reviewed that episode and recorded a little essay about practicing Machiavellian politics to get you back in this spirit.]]>3741cd3b379726034f0e5d5c5f9aa32fSun, 02 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0000MariaDoes politics have to be Machiavellian? Do you have to be ruthless to succeed? Given our treatment of https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/05/20/ep216-game-of-thrones/ and https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/05/27/la-vida-es-sueno-calderon/, and...Game of Thrones and Life Is a Dream, and the way in which end-justifying-the-means logic plays endlessly in our real-life political situation, it's time we looked back on our episode 14 on Machiavelli. Mark Linsenmayer reviewed that episode and recorded a little essay about practicing Machiavellian politics to get you back in this spirit.]]>608falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-audioplayers-life-is-a-dream-by-pedro-calderon-de-la-barca--71750075Nakedly Examined Music #38. Please help us to do more audioplays by supporting PEL. ]]>878b52b3881d2c3db88f890c53bb21e3Mon, 27 May 2019 16:06:01 +0000MariaYour hosts are joined by real actors to do an unrehearsed read of Calderón's 1636 comedy La Vida Es Sueño, using Stanley Appelbaum's 2002 translation. Ep. 217 will cover the philosophical issues the play raises. Recorded in NYC on 4/7: Talene Monahon...Nakedly Examined Music #38. Please help us to do more audioplays by supporting PEL. ]]>8304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-216-game-of-thrones-fantasy-politics-part-two--71748613PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter. For more about these options see partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Listen to our part one first, of course.  ]]>806864ce1235c2ac235e7296d4fb00b2Thu, 23 May 2019 15:03:31 +0000MariaGet teased re. Mark and Wes's post-finale, spoiler-filled continuation of the discussion of the show. How does its conclusion affect its overall political message? Does it make sense to be performing feminist critiques on a show based on the premise...PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter. For more about these options see partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. Listen to our part one first, of course.  ]]>346falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-216-game-of-thrones-fantasy-politics--71749353Nakedly Examined Music #24. Don't miss the Citizen-only spoiler-filled follow-up discussion between Mark and Wes.]]>9e9050a5dbe4f438f52077b1bb088a28Mon, 20 May 2019 15:18:55 +0000MariaDiscussing the TV show (2011-2019) based on the books by George R.R. Martin. What's the role of a mass-consumed fantasy series in today's society? Is it our "fantasy" to have all these horrible things happen to us? Is this an edifying prompt to engage...Nakedly Examined Music #24. Don't miss the Citizen-only spoiler-filled follow-up discussion between Mark and Wes.]]>5001falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-215-brave-new-world-pel-live-10th-anniversary-show--71749438You can watch this episode instead. End song: "Brave New World" by Mark Lint. Read about it. Get the commemorative T-shirt, and save $10 with the coupon code revealed at the beginning of the Citizen Edition of this episode. Please support PEL! Contact us to share your PEL stories.]]>fd4e585b9e54c854afec743eb76f50e8Mon, 13 May 2019 15:47:21 +0000MariaOn Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian novel, recorded at Manhattan's Caveat on 4/6/19, with audience participation. If we harness the power of society to employ available technologies to really focus on making people happy, what would the result be? This...You can watch this episode instead. End song: "Brave New World" by Mark Lint. Read about it. Get the commemorative T-shirt, and save $10 with the coupon code revealed at the beginning of the Citizen Edition of this episode. Please support PEL! Contact us to share your PEL stories.]]>5848falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-214-more-nietzsche-s-zarathustra-part-two--71749211part one first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Upright Man" by Rachel Taylor Brown, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #91.]]>9b98a73e9ab4fff30c1a08357c40406bMon, 06 May 2019 13:59:07 +0000MariaConcluding Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1885). What's the wise way to live? We start in earnest into part three, treating the "spirit of gravity" where socially-imposed values cover over your uniqueness, omni-satisfaction vs. being...part one first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Upright Man" by Rachel Taylor Brown, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #91.]]>4790falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-214-more-nietzsche-s-zarathustra-part-one--71748798Please support PEL!]]>0c74e7461c0d8d812cec355f18b9a7c5Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:46:26 +0000MariaOn the remainder of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1885). How can we keep our spirits up and avoid nihilism? We consider Nietzsche's "solution" of eternal recurrence, why he uses a poetic, allegoric style, and more....Please support PEL!]]>3004falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glimpse-nietzsche-s-last-man-for-partially-examined-life-213--71748625partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>cad3baaf998e38ffe727f552a8c4e047Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:13:37 +0000MariaIs technology making us complacent? Are we in danger of becoming Nietzsche's famed "last men" who are no longer capable of creativity and independent thought? Mark Linsenmayer from the Partially Examined Life philosophy podcast lays out Nietzsche's...partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-213-nietzsche-s-zarathustra-part-two--71749220part one first or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>d32d2f0dc0d234bc42c24ddf32e8ddd1Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:27:52 +0000MariaContinuing on Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, books 1 and 2 (1883). We talk through Nietzsche's symbolism (tightrope walkers and gravediggers and snakes, oh my!), the path toward the overman, his screed against the state, the Will to...part one first or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>4374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-sub-text-6-melanie-klein-s-notes-on-some-schizoid-mechanisms--71748585PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how. Listen to more (sub)Text.]]>f03b7ee6b4b63a366a509a5bc253ab9aSun, 21 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000MariaWes Alwan is joined by Dr. Glenn Mobray to discuss this classic 1946 psychoanalytic text. This is a preview of a 63-minute discussion. You can listen to the whole thing by becoming a https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/04/20/subtext6-klein/ or...PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how. Listen to more (sub)Text.]]>594falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-213-nietzsche-s-zarathustra-part-one--71748912Please support PEL!]]>6ee45f67394da533d848f48d305af1c2Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:59:39 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, books 1 and 2 (1883). What is wisdom? In this text whose style parodies the Bible, we get pithy advice and allegorical imagery to guide us away from self-defeating, life-denying attitudes and orient us...Please support PEL!]]>3189falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glimpse-sartre-on-literature-for-partially-examined-life-212--71748632partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1d666e77990d319abd688348d47262d7Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:49:15 +0000Maria  Should literature be political? Jean-Paul Sartre thought that all literature is political, because of what literature is. That's a very weird-sounding view. Mark Linsenmayer from the Partially Examined Life philosophy podcast tries to make it sound...partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-212-sartre-on-literature-part-two--71748851part one, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Things I Shouldn't Have Told You" by Sam Phillips, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #90.]]>fbff06cf37012621ba100e8717319a23Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:15:48 +0000MariaContinuing on What is Literature? (1948). Sartre gives a phenomenology of reading and writing that makes reading into a creative act of completing the writer's work, and calls this cooperation ethical: the work is an appeal to the reader's freedom,...part one, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Things I Shouldn't Have Told You" by Sam Phillips, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #90.]]>3685falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-212-sartre-on-literature-part-one--71748819Please support PEL!]]>ba4aeea5829a9a1799932c31e7dacb4dMon, 01 Apr 2019 15:25:04 +0000MariaOn Jean-Paul Sartre's What is Literature (1948), ch. 1 and 2. What's the purpose of literature? Why write prose as opposed to poetry? Sartre argues that while poetry is about the words themselves, prose is about the ideas, so it's necessarily...Please support PEL!]]>3018falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-211-sartre-on-racism-and-authenticity-part-three--71749075two first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition, which will also get you access to (sub)Text#5 on Checkhov's Uncle Vanya Please support PEL! End song: "Punch Bag" by Godley & Creme as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #3. Sponsor: Visit TheGreatCoursesPLUS.com/PEL for two months of unlimited learning for 99 cents.]]>f45ae1b7b51836b25aaa6d5b0901c3a6Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:36:01 +0000MariaMoving finally on to Jean-Paul Sartre's "Black Orpheus" (1948), where he introduces a book of black poetry by praising its revolutionary spirit as embodied in "negritude." Is this a legitimate consciousness-raising exercise or a weird fetishization of...two first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition, which will also get you access to (sub)Text#5 on Checkhov's Uncle Vanya Please support PEL! End song: "Punch Bag" by Godley & Creme as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #3. Sponsor: Visit TheGreatCoursesPLUS.com/PEL for two months of unlimited learning for 99 cents.]]>3994falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-211-sartre-on-racism-and-authenticity-part-two--71748614part one first. Please support PEL!]]>fa50f9cf0a82245db0329b2cdc67694bMon, 18 Mar 2019 15:39:10 +0000MariaContinuing on Jean-Paul Sartre's Anti-Semite and Jew: An Exploration of the Etiology of Hate (1946). Is there an "authentic" way to respond to persecution? As part of his critique of anti-semitism, Sartre criticized the responses of some Jews to this...part one first. Please support PEL!]]>2691falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-211-sartre-on-racism-and-authenticity-part-one--71748643Please support PEL! ]]>a92bba102bb23e168fdd5fa30cad1df9Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:18:04 +0000MariaOn Jean-Paul Sartre's Anti-Semite and Jew: An Exploration of the Etiology of Hate (1946) and "Black Orpheus" (1948). How can we best understand the psychology of racism? Sartre condemns anti-Semitism as denying the facts of the human condition: the...Please support PEL! ]]>3302falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-presents-constellary-tales-6-philip-k-dick-s-minority-report-w-mark-linsenmayer--71748615Constellary Tales podcasts, and read original sf in the magazine at constellary.com. Listen to PEL #175 on Blade Runner.]]>c5e3170cf1531236041d61b14365ffc9Mon, 11 Mar 2019 03:23:45 +0000MariaPEL's Mark Linsenmayer joins hosts Ken Gerber and Brian Hirt to weigh in on the philosophical implications of precognitive crime fighting in Philip K. Dick's "The Minority Report." Brian quizzes Mark and Ken on PKD movie trivia. Get more...Constellary Tales podcasts, and read original sf in the magazine at constellary.com. Listen to PEL #175 on Blade Runner.]]>3617falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-210-frantz-fanon-s-black-existentialism-part-two--71749039part 1 or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!  End song: "Malaika" by John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe; hear John interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #85.]]>96442bb0647dac3d19ebd8d5fa2e9f7aMon, 04 Mar 2019 16:01:52 +0000MariaContinuing on Black Skin White Masks (1952), starting with the influential ch. 4 "The Fact of Blackness." Are the successive coping strategies to racism (including "anti-racist racism" and embrace of negritude) that Fanon describes necessary steps in...part 1 or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!  End song: "Malaika" by John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe; hear John interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #85.]]>3637falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-210-frantz-fanon-s-black-existentialism-part-one--71748890Please support PEL!]]>e0386d437c97ec1b1574cc9c34c3ce83Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:15:00 +0000MariaOn Black Skin White Masks (1952). How does growing up in a racist society mess people up? Fanon's "clinical study" includes phenomenology, poetry, and a lot of existentialism, which means that the "let's embrace negritude in the face of bigotry"...Please support PEL!]]>3105falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/podchaser-interview-of-mark-linsenmayer-partially-examined-life-and-nakedly-examined-music--71748774a feature of our podcasts. Learn about the origins of PEL and NEM, how we make the shows, and what's coming up. Listen to all of the PEL network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com, or subscribe to them individually on Apple Podcasts or via your preferred player.]]>0fa3c579419cc346228dc66319d60afdSat, 23 Feb 2019 16:39:36 +0000MariaMorgan DeLisle, writer for the PodChaser "Behind the Streams Blog," interviewed Mark for https://blog.podchaser.com/discover/behind-the-streams/mark-linsenmayer-of-partially-examined-life-and-nakedly-examined-music/ of our podcasts. Learn about the...a feature of our podcasts. Learn about the origins of PEL and NEM, how we make the shows, and what's coming up. Listen to all of the PEL network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com, or subscribe to them individually on Apple Podcasts or via your preferred player.]]>2402falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-209-francis-fukuyama-on-identity-politics-part-two-discussion--71749346part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Cornerstone" by Richard X. Heyman, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #61.]]>1a8d107e13a97d5ee278bfe2d0a80034Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:40:29 +0000MariaContinuing on Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment (2018). Fukuyama recommends a "creedal national identity" as a solution for tribalism; does this work? Is this "demand for recognition" that he describes foundational for...part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Cornerstone" by Richard X. Heyman, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #61.]]>4991falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-209-guest-francis-fukuyama-on-identity-politics-part-one--71749024Please support PEL!]]>295976ee8345021990a2e07716f7c00fMon, 11 Feb 2019 01:34:44 +0000MariaTalking to the author about Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment (2018). What motivates people? Frank points to thymos, the demand for recognition, as at the root of both the "end of history" (i.e., democracy as demand for...Please support PEL!]]>3688falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-208-epicurus-on-seeking-pleasure-part-two--71748800part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "The Language of the Body" by Ant-Bee as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #68.]]>dda8d353bb6c89d49a3cdf4457c25a99Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:56:00 +0000MariaMore on the ethics-related fragments of Epicurus and accounts by Martha Nussbaum and Tim O'Keefe. What would a purely therapeutic philosophy consist of? Does philosophy as pursuit of pleasure mean that you eschew political action or other substantial...part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "The Language of the Body" by Ant-Bee as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #68.]]>3308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-208-epicurus-on-seeking-pleasure-part-one--71748833Please support PEL!]]>3e60ae1deaf7368e668d8d309de7ff66Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:05:24 +0000MariaOn the extant fragments of Epicurus (341–270 BCE) dealing with ethics, including his "Letter to Menoceus," "The Principal Doctrines," and "The Vatican Collection of Epicurean Sayings." Plus Tim O'Keefe's Epicureanism (2010) and Martha Nussabum's The...Please support PEL!]]>2852falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-207-herder-on-art-appreciation-part-two--71749384part 1, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. 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Please support PEL!]]>3287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-206-lucretius-s-epicurean-physics-part-three--71748611Start with Part one. This is a preview; become a PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter to get the full, 50 minute conversation.]]>087e37b39c39085cb43141cd89be7bc0Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:01:29 +0000MariaMark and Wes go into more textual detail re. Lucretius's take on atomism and the metaphysical and epistemological problems it entails. https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/12/31/ep206-1-lucretius/. This is a preview; become a PEL Citizen or $5...Start with Part one. This is a preview; become a PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter to get the full, 50 minute conversation.]]>937falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-206-lucretius-s-epicurean-physics-part-two--71749234part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition; this will also get you the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL. End song: "Came Round" by Mark Lint. Read about it and get the new album.]]>d4c85a41c73d022bfc4f6cea795d47ddMon, 07 Jan 2019 15:30:08 +0000MariaMore on Lucretius's poem about Epicurean science: On the Nature of Things from the first century BCE. We talk more about how macroscopic phenomena are supposed to come out of the interaction of atoms, including mind and its processes of knowledge and...part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition; this will also get you the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL. End song: "Came Round" by Mark Lint. Read about it and get the new album.]]>4480truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-206-lucretius-s-epicurean-physics-part-one--71748990part two, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition, as well as the Citizen-only follow-up discussion. Please support PEL!]]>b6d352691e01d647abdd4321bf1c04c7Mon, 31 Dec 2018 16:34:44 +0000MariaOn Lucretius's poem about Epicurean science: On the Nature of Things a.k.a. De Rerum Natura from the 1st century BC. How does the world work? Lucretius presents a system that is surprisingly modern, and raises philosophical issues that are still on...part two, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition, as well as the Citizen-only follow-up discussion. Please support PEL!]]>3310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-205-durkheim-et-al-on-suicide-part-three--71748707PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter!]]>10e3d8ea5c4aa22ac500c85fbc06a16aMon, 31 Dec 2018 05:20:09 +0000MariaMark and Wes discuss Durkheim's Suicide (1897), getting into more of the details of his account and exploring comparative modes of explanation: Are there really "sociological facts" distinct from mere generalizations about psychological facts? Get the...PEL Citizen or $5 Patreon supporter!]]>1223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-205-suicide-with-dr-drew-durkheim-et-al-part-two--71750067part one first or get the Citizen Edition, which will also get you access to the follow-up discussion. End song: "Disappear" by Chris Cacavas as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #87. Please support PEL!  ]]>15e66a4407e3bc965455e2c9383b4bf8Sat, 22 Dec 2018 05:25:00 +0000MariaMore on philosophical and psychological interpretations of and judgments about suicide with guest Drew Pinsky. Is suicide an epidemic or a choice? Could it be both? Socrates didn't fear death and inspired Stoics and others to see suicide in some...part one first or get the Citizen Edition, which will also get you access to the follow-up discussion. End song: "Disappear" by Chris Cacavas as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #87. Please support PEL!  ]]>3152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-205-suicide-with-dr-drew-durkheim-et-al-part-one--71748727PEL Store for new offerings including Mark's new album, tutoring, and your very own Personal Philosophy. Visit DrDrew.com. He has interviewed Wes and Mark. Please support PEL!]]>5a7e082e04bf4fc30c261cad77c64e3bMon, 17 Dec 2018 03:52:08 +0000MariaWe are rejoined by Drew Pinsky to discuss philosophical and psychological readings by Seneca, Arthur Schopenhauer, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Albert Camus, plus two 2017 survey papers on predictors of suicide. Is suicide ever morally permissible?...PEL Store for new offerings including Mark's new album, tutoring, and your very own Personal Philosophy. Visit DrDrew.com. He has interviewed Wes and Mark. Please support PEL!]]>2722falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-204-the-bhagavad-gita-s-hindu-theology-part-two--71748879part one first or get the full, unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL. End song: "Om Hari Om 1" by Tim Jordan Kirtan feat. Michael Manring. Hear Michael on Nakedly Examined Music #31.]]>a79e22150798b0e3200766736079039cMon, 10 Dec 2018 05:42:50 +0000MariaMore on this classic text by (perhaps) Vyasa, with guest Shaan Amin. Should we acquire good karma or behave "beyond good and evil"? How can everything be Krishna while Krishna is also the an element of virtue we're supposed to pursue? How does this...part one first or get the full, unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL. End song: "Om Hari Om 1" by Tim Jordan Kirtan feat. Michael Manring. Hear Michael on Nakedly Examined Music #31.]]>3490falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-204-the-bhagavad-gita-s-hindu-theology-part-one--71748996Please support PEL.]]>f78fdb819d9da9f6e158bc58fa260674Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:27:10 +0000MariaOn the classic Hindu text (ca. the 3rd century B.C.E.), part of the Indian Epic poem Mahabharata, attributed to Vyasa, using Keya Maitra's 2018 translation/commentary. What is it to live wisely? What grounds duty? Listen as the supreme God Krishna...Please support PEL.]]>3266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-203-kristeva-vs-lovecraft-on-horror-and-abjection-part-two--71749078Mark's Lint's Dry Folk. Listen to part one first, or go back to ep. 202 first. Become a PEL Citizen to get the full, ad-free experience. Please support PEL!]]>eea70be23ec1b02657a4bf44135409a7Mon, 26 Nov 2018 04:18:34 +0000MariaConcluding on Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror (1980) and focusing on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu" (1928). Does Lovecraft's presentation of nameless terror capture (or improve upon) what Kristeva means by "abjection"? End song: "The Other"...Mark's Lint's Dry Folk. Listen to part one first, or go back to ep. 202 first. Become a PEL Citizen to get the full, ad-free experience. Please support PEL!]]>3980truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-203-kristeva-vs-lovecraft-on-horror-and-abjection-part-one--71748856 part 2. Please support PEL to get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, along with Mark's Kristeva Close Reading.  Sponsor: Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL for a one-month free trial of The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service.  ]]>1223bd1ba6f079608ecc5ad2bc0f6913Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:11:41 +0000MariaMore on Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror (1980) plus H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu" (1928). What is the object of fear? Mark, Seth, and Dylan get clearer on Kristeva's view of the establishment and loss of the integrity of the self, what the... part 2. Please support PEL to get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, along with Mark's Kristeva Close Reading.  Sponsor: Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL for a one-month free trial of The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service.  ]]>3256truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-202-follow-up-close-reading-of-kristeva-s-approaching-abjection--71748714episode 202. Get the full, 55-minute experience as a PEL Citizen, or get it by supporting us on Patreon for a mere $1!]]>4994abe52a93dfbaaf71e5183c29285eSun, 18 Nov 2018 16:18:21 +0000MariaMark takes a very close look at pages 1–4 of the first chapter of On Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (1980) as a supplement to https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/11/05/ep202-1-kristeva/. Get the full, 55-minute experience as a...episode 202. Get the full, 55-minute experience as a PEL Citizen, or get it by supporting us on Patreon for a mere $1!]]>1093truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-202-julia-kristeva-on-disgust-fear-and-the-self-part-two--71749146part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, and don't miss Mark's Close Reading, available to Citizens and $1+ Patreon members. End song: "Eyes of Fire" by Jill Freeman, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #28.]]>1a2aaf505b8795109b16e34bb748398eMon, 12 Nov 2018 05:54:14 +0000MariaContinuing on Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection, ch. 1 and 2. We try to get clearer on Kristeva's talk of "object," the relationship between language and abjection, how Kristeva is advancing on Freud, how to be a mom that allows a kid to...part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, and don't miss Mark's Close Reading, available to Citizens and $1+ Patreon members. End song: "Eyes of Fire" by Jill Freeman, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #28.]]>4704truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-202-julia-kristeva-on-disgust-fear-and-the-self-part-one--71748474part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, as well as Mark's Close Reading, which we've made available to Patreon supporters at the $1 level. Please support PEL!]]>b74021d169b2d2f1ad305568163fd8c9Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:42:14 +0000MariaOn Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (1980), ch. 1 and 2. Kristeva writes about "abjection," where we violently reject things like corpses, bodily wastes and other fluids, and the Lovecraftian unnameable that lurks at the edge of our awareness....part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, as well as Mark's Close Reading, which we've made available to Patreon supporters at the $1 level. Please support PEL!]]>2837truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-201-marcus-aurelius-s-meditations-part-three--71748715the full discussion.]]>eca3a25cbebb1e028a64b17ed05cc48fMon, 05 Nov 2018 14:40:12 +0000MariaMark and Seth get further into the specifics of Marcus's metaphysics and how this is supposed to relate to behavior. Can his directives really come solely "from reason" as he claims? How does this interact with the behaviors that we pursue "by...the full discussion.]]>856falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-201-marcus-aurelius-s-stoicism-with-ryan-holiday-part-two--71748903part 1 first, or get the full, unbroken Citizen Edition, as well as the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Any Way the Wind Blows" by MIR; listen to Mark talk with Asif Illyas on Nakedly Examined Music #33.]]>f74a2194fe1ad3aca7be6fcd2f3867e0Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:21:55 +0000MariaMore on The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (ca. 180 CE) plus Ryan's The Daily Stoic (2016). We talk Stoicism as "pre-mourning," love of fate, the divine plan, political ethics, ethical models, and overwriting your brain with the Stoic operating...part 1 first, or get the full, unbroken Citizen Edition, as well as the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Any Way the Wind Blows" by MIR; listen to Mark talk with Asif Illyas on Nakedly Examined Music #33.]]>3643truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-201-marcus-aurelius-s-stoicism-with-ryan-holiday-part-one--71748942part 2, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now along with the Citizen-only follow-up discussion getting more into the text of Marcus. Please support PEL!]]>dec8187755189edd704500c2c66e5047Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:33:07 +0000MariaOn The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (ca. 180 C.E.) plus Ryan's The Daily Stoic (2016). What does Stoicism look like in practice, in both ancient and modern contexts? You might think that eschewing the shallow, out-of-our-control trappings of fame...part 2, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now along with the Citizen-only follow-up discussion getting more into the text of Marcus. Please support PEL!]]>3477truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-200-kant-mendelssohn-foucault-on-enlightenment-part-two--71749143part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Holy Fool" by Love and Rockets. Listen to singer Daniel Ash on Nakedly Examined Music #35.]]>d74dbd260e9fd3d91546333dce84928dMon, 15 Oct 2018 17:32:31 +0000MariaContinuing on "What Is Enlightenment" by Immanuel Kant (1784), "On Enlightening the Mind" by Moses Mendelssohn (1784), and "What Is Enlightenment" by Michael Foucault (1984). We finish up Kant (the courage to know!) and lay out the Mendelssohn...part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Holy Fool" by Love and Rockets. Listen to singer Daniel Ash on Nakedly Examined Music #35.]]>4028falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-200-kant-mendelssohn-foucault-on-enlightenment-part-one--71748719part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>59edda96bd97d90f6221b7a3382c5ad5Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:22:03 +0000MariaOn "What Is Enlightenment" by Immanuel Kant (1784), "On Enlightening the Mind" by Moses Mendelssohn (1784), and "What Is Enlightenment" by Michael Foucault (1984). At the end of the historical period known as The Enlightenment, a Berlin newspaper...part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2730falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-sub-text-4-freud-s-mourning-and-melancholia-part-one--71748583Tracy Morgan and Louis Scuderi to discuss Freud's classic 1917 essay. Note: Part two will NOT be appearing on this feed. Become a PEL Citizen to get the full discussion. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how. Listen to more (sub)Text.]]>e7dda85ef38a0b1ab8325ad42aba7c5fMon, 08 Oct 2018 12:36:02 +0000MariaWes Alwan is joined by https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/tracy-d-morgan-new-york-ny/130897 and Louis Scuderi to discuss Freud's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_and_Melancholia. Note: Part two will NOT be appearing on this feed....Tracy Morgan and Louis Scuderi to discuss Freud's classic 1917 essay. Note: Part two will NOT be appearing on this feed. Become a PEL Citizen to get the full discussion. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how. Listen to more (sub)Text.]]>2139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-elizabeth-anderson-on-equality-part-three-discussion--71749095Part One. You can get all three parts together, and more with a PEL Citizenship or $5 Patreon pledge. Please support PEL! End song: "Straight Job" by Rod Picott. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #80.]]>f83fa022c7fa6d5871c9d8e40be220a2Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:54:18 +0000MariaMark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan continue to discuss "What Is the Point of Equality?" (1999) and how it lays foundations for Private Government (2017). What is democratic equality, and can a Rawlsian/liberal/neutral-with-regard-to-defining-the-good state...Part One. You can get all three parts together, and more with a PEL Citizenship or $5 Patreon pledge. Please support PEL! End song: "Straight Job" by Rod Picott. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #80.]]>3996falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-guest-elizabeth-anderson-on-private-government-part-two--71749008part one. We'll do some post-guest discussion in part 3, but you needn't wait: Get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL. If you enjoyed Mark's music on our episodes 1–149, please contribute to the new album through patreon.com/marklint.  ]]>c85d37de60d60aaf0efb1b86b9e0bfa2Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:39:58 +0000MariaContinuing on Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (2017) and "What Is the Point of Equality?" (1999). Should the amount of respect that a worker gets be proportional to his or her market value? Our guest tells us more about how all...part one. We'll do some post-guest discussion in part 3, but you needn't wait: Get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL. If you enjoyed Mark's music on our episodes 1–149, please contribute to the new album through patreon.com/marklint.  ]]>3667falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-guest-elizabeth-anderson-on-private-government-part-one--71748838two and three, or get them together via the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>c839a74e7bcef2ddc58d838af73eac11Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:12:25 +0000MariaThe U. of Michigan prof joins us to discuss Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) (2017) and "What Is the Point of Equality?" (1999). What is a government? Liz argues that this includes companies, and that...two and three, or get them together via the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>3223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-198-plato-s-parmenides-part-three--7174868348b150b550486df18f6dc92d33247404Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:21:23 +0000MariaMark and Seth continue our conversation from ep. 198 by going through the arguments in the second half of the dialogue. This puzzling section is largely a monologue by the character Parmenides, with the stated aim of showing the implications from...735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-198-plato-s-forms-in-the-parmenides-part-two--71749156part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up episode. Please support PEL! End song: "Young and Lovely" by Jherek Bischoff. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #65.]]>784d3f3dc68411d9be956cfb7978d711Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:12:35 +0000MariaWe get down to the specific questions considered this perplexing Platonic dialogue: Are there forms for all adjectives? Does the form of a property itself have that property? How do Forms connect with particulars? How can we mortals have any...part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up episode. Please support PEL! End song: "Young and Lovely" by Jherek Bischoff. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #65.]]>4275truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-198-plato-s-forms-in-the-parmenides-part-one--71748756Please support PEL!]]>a829e0ef3401720ffdc93c6646731ed8Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:27:53 +0000MariaOn the most peculiar Platonic dialogue, from ca. 350 BCE. Are properties real things in the world, or just in the mind? Plato is known for claiming that these "Forms" are real, though otherworldly. Here, though, using Parmenides as a character talking...Please support PEL!]]>2793truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-sub-text-3-spielberg-s-ai-artificial-intelligence-what-is-it-to-be-human-part-one--71748556the full discussion. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how.]]>b72eddcf5a1d07d5e3e8a721e12f822aSun, 02 Sep 2018 22:51:06 +0000MariaWes discusses the film by Steven Spielberg with philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson. What is there to fear in artificial intelligence? How does this shed light on what it means to be fully human? Note: Part two will NOT be appearing on this feed....the full discussion. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how.]]>2052falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-197-parmenides-on-what-there-is-part-two--71748775Peter Adamson with "On Nature" (475 BCE). We finally get to fragment 8, which describes why Being must be singular and eternal, given that the notion of Non-Being is nonsense. But how could we as individuals be asking these questions then? Does his "Way of Seeming" work to explain the appearances, as opposed to reality? Listen to part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Circle" by Gareth Mitchell, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #4.]]>ee87e4d58e18189346eaeae18bc36455Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:02:43 +0000MariaContinuing with guest https://historyofphilosophy.net/ with "On Nature" (475 BCE). We finally get to fragment 8, which describes why Being must be singular and eternal, given that the notion of Non-Being is nonsense. But how could we as individuals be...Peter Adamson with "On Nature" (475 BCE). We finally get to fragment 8, which describes why Being must be singular and eternal, given that the notion of Non-Being is nonsense. But how could we as individuals be asking these questions then? Does his "Way of Seeming" work to explain the appearances, as opposed to reality? Listen to part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Circle" by Gareth Mitchell, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #4.]]>3108falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-197-parmenides-on-what-there-is-part-one--71749189History of Philosophy without Any Gaps podcast. Parmenides gives "the Way of Truth," which is that there is only Being, and talking of Non-Being is nonsense. So everything you experience is wrong! Continue on part two or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>9d677ac46bce8c4f51dfd53436528184Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:05:16 +0000MariaOn the fragments referred to as "On Nature" from ca. 475 BCE, featuring guest Peter Adamson from the https://historyofphilosophy.net/. Parmenides gives "the Way of Truth," which is that there is only Being, and talking of Non-Being is nonsense. So...History of Philosophy without Any Gaps podcast. Parmenides gives "the Way of Truth," which is that there is only Being, and talking of Non-Being is nonsense. So everything you experience is wrong! Continue on part two or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!]]>3712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-196-guest-simon-blackburn-on-truth-part-two--71748843part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, and also Wes's bonus conversation on Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. End song: "with you/for you" from the new cold/mess EP by Prateek Kuhad, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #79.]]>93546d8c9dc91c42364dce88a1bc7cc7Mon, 13 Aug 2018 05:04:32 +0000MariaContinuing with Simon on his book On Truth (2018). We move to part two of the book, where we get down to the procedures used to obtain truth in art, ethics, and science. Yes, truth is objective, but it's not best described as correspondence, and in...part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition, and also Wes's bonus conversation on Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. End song: "with you/for you" from the new cold/mess EP by Prateek Kuhad, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #79.]]>3836falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-196-guest-simon-blackburn-on-truth-part-one--71748697Please support PEL!]]>aaf14b39a81da5d11a6c34578ea137d0Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:26:03 +0000MariaThe Cambridge/etc. prof joins Mark, Wes, and Dylan to discuss his book On Truth (2018). What is truth? Simon's view synthesizes deflationism and pragmatism to avoid relativism by fixing on the domain-specific procedures we actually engage in to...Please support PEL!]]>2954falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-195-truth-the-austin-strawson-debate-part-two--71749010Part One first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Troof" by Shawn Phillips, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #77. ]]>6992594124afaa78f4c8a8c69a6bad0dMon, 30 Jul 2018 02:14:18 +0000MariaContinuing on "Truth" by J.L. Austin and "Truth" by P.F. Strawson both from 1950. We proceed to the Strawson article, which critiques the notion of a "fact" as explaining why a sentence might be true. A "fact" is not a thing in the world! So what do...Part One first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Troof" by Shawn Phillips, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music #77. ]]>3649falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-195-truth-the-austin-strawson-debate-part-one--71748911Please support PEL!]]>32ba9fee85a7780f93fa02d81d5b2323Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:15:35 +0000MariaOn two articles in the "ordinary language" tradition of philosophy called "Truth" from 1950 by J.L. Austin and P.F. Strawson. Is truth a property of particular speech acts, or of the propositions expressed through speech acts? Does truth mean...Please support PEL!]]>3639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-194-alfred-tarski-on-truth-part-two--71749141part one first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Look out for the Citizen-only bonus discussion of Shakespeare's Tempest, posting soon! Please support PEL! End song: "In Vino Vertias" by Sunspot; Mark interviewed Mike Huberty on Nakedly Examined Music #64.]]>da0db697d142016817f8780013c63beeMon, 16 Jul 2018 12:54:17 +0000MariaContinuing on Tarski's "The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics" (1944), Hartry Field's "Tarski's Theory of Truth" (1972), and Donald Davidson's "The Folly of Trying to Define Truth" (1977). What was Tarski really doing? What...part one first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Look out for the Citizen-only bonus discussion of Shakespeare's Tempest, posting soon! Please support PEL! End song: "In Vino Vertias" by Sunspot; Mark interviewed Mike Huberty on Nakedly Examined Music #64.]]>4273falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-194-alfred-tarski-on-truth-part-one--71749117Please support PEL!]]>5e4f29c415b419c903c7d1ceb32d5977Mon, 09 Jul 2018 02:44:15 +0000MariaOn Tarski's "The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics" (1944), Hartry Field's "Tarski's Theory of Truth" (1972), and Donald Davidson's "The Folly of Trying to Define Truth" (1977). What is truth? Tarski gives a technical,...Please support PEL!]]>3322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-eps-192-193-allan-bloom-liberal-education-follow-ups--71748718Allan Bloom on Nietzsche/Freud/etc. and Leo Strauss vs. Richard Rorty on liberal education and democracy.]]>ee82326cc48b7bbfb311e94ee8febfabSat, 07 Jul 2018 04:36:27 +0000MariaHear highlights from two supporter-only discussions: http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/06/18/ep192-follow-up-citizen/ and http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/07/01/ep193-follow-up-strauss-rorty-citizen/.Allan Bloom on Nietzsche/Freud/etc. and Leo Strauss vs. Richard Rorty on liberal education and democracy.]]>1039falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-193-the-theory-and-practice-of-liberal-education-part-two--71748861part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Preservation Hill" by The Bevis Frond; Mark interviewed Nick Saloman on Nakedly Examined Music #75.]]>5713c69b8aca53f6fceba815d43a8998Mon, 02 Jul 2018 04:53:44 +0000MariaContinuing with Pano Kanelos on articles on liberal education by Jacob Klein, Sidney Hook, and Martha Nussbaum. What's the practical application of a liberal education? Is it really liberating or indoctrinating? We continue discussion of the Great...part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Preservation Hill" by The Bevis Frond; Mark interviewed Nick Saloman on Nakedly Examined Music #75.]]>3168falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-193-the-theory-and-practice-of-liberal-education-part-one--71748936Please support PEL!]]>24f0d8835e186572c1c28d8f9fab9a73Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:54:03 +0000MariaPano Kanelos, the president of St. John's College, Annapolis joins us to discuss Jacob Klein's "The Idea of a Liberal Education" (1960) and "On Liberal Education" (1965), plus Sidney Hook's "A Critical Appraisal of the St. John's College Curriculum"...Please support PEL!]]>2936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-192-the-closing-of-the-american-mind-allan-bloom-on-education-part-two--71749067part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Your Citizenship will also get you access to an exclusive follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Greatness (The Aspiration Song)" by Colin Moulding's TC&I, explored on Nakedly Examined Music #74.]]>43882139aa565617cd0a1a92d86aa9edMon, 18 Jun 2018 14:35:20 +0000MariaContinuing on Allan Bloom's 1987 book critiquing the current fragmented structure of the university that promotes technical and professional education over the ability to think philosophically. Does Bloom's vision require aristocracy, or can a Great...part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Your Citizenship will also get you access to an exclusive follow-up discussion. Please support PEL! End song: "Greatness (The Aspiration Song)" by Colin Moulding's TC&I, explored on Nakedly Examined Music #74.]]>3928falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-192-the-closing-of-the-american-mind-allan-bloom-on-education-part-one--71748799part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition plus an exclusive follow-up discussion. Please support PEL!]]>17cc384d92349ef0a780929d52524448Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:04:58 +0000MariaOn Allan Bloom's 1987 best-selleing polemic. What is the role of the university in our democracy? Bloom thinks that today's students are conformist, relativistic, and nihilistic, and that great books and thinking for thinking's sake are the cure....part 2, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition plus an exclusive follow-up discussion. Please support PEL!]]>3126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-191-conceptual-schemes-donald-davidson-rudolf-carnap-part-two--71749022part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End Song: "Shut Up" by Chandler Travis, as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #46.]]>b45dfe70cf4f98ffb9d8caf9baa74ef2Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:30:41 +0000MariaFinishing Davidson's "On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme" (1974) and moving on to Carnap's "Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology" (1950). Carnap claims that we talk about mathematical objects or subatomic particles or whatever, we're not really...part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End Song: "Shut Up" by Chandler Travis, as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #46.]]>4024falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-191-conceptual-schemes-donald-davidson-rudolf-carnap-part-one--71748880Please support PEL!]]>dafa18b8b0e9bde4989a393c5efdb519Mon, 28 May 2018 15:36:27 +0000MariaOn Davidson's "On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme" (1974) and Carnap's "Empiricism, Semantics and Ontology" (1950). What does it mean to say that we grasp the world through a conceptual scheme? Are schemes different between cultures or even...Please support PEL!]]>3299falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-ep-189-authorial-intent-part-three--71748663ep. 189, relating authorial intent to philosophy of language more generally. Get the full discussions by becoming a PEL Citizen or $5/month Patreon supporter.]]>6ca574b0f0baf55a5aa255b245be8068Sat, 26 May 2018 14:41:35 +0000MariaListen here to a few highlights from a recent discussion between Mark and Wes: We chase down some issues from http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/05/07/ep189-1-authorial-intent/, relating authorial intent to philosophy of language more generally....ep. 189, relating authorial intent to philosophy of language more generally. Get the full discussions by becoming a PEL Citizen or $5/month Patreon supporter.]]>1055truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-190-film-analysis-mother--71749323Nakedly Examined Music #72. Please support PEL! Citizens and $5 Patreon supporters will get access to a bonus discussion on identity politics this week.]]>a3249490253edc7acb3652c53b3a365bMon, 21 May 2018 14:03:27 +0000MariaOn Darren Aronofsky's philosophical 2017 film about humanity's relationship to nature. We discuss the philosophical content of the film (Gnosticism, anyone?) and explore the relation between meaning and the sensuous aspects of an artwork. Can a work...Nakedly Examined Music #72. Please support PEL! Citizens and $5 Patreon supporters will get access to a bonus discussion on identity politics this week.]]>5133falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-189-authorial-intent-barthes-foucault-beardsley-et-al-part-two--71749296part 1 first, or get the Citizen Edition plus citizen access to part 3. End song: "The Auteur" by David J (2018). Listen to Mark's interview with him soon at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com.]]>897973446bcd47cb73183aa348f52512Mon, 14 May 2018 13:23:02 +0000MariaContinuing on "The Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes (1967) and "What Is an Author?" by Michel Foucault (1969), and finally getting to "Against Theory" by Steven Knapp and Walter Benn Michaels (1982). What could it mean to say that a text, once...part 1 first, or get the Citizen Edition plus citizen access to part 3. End song: "The Auteur" by David J (2018). Listen to Mark's interview with him soon at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com.]]>4743falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-189-authorial-intent-barthes-foucault-beardsley-et-al-part-one--71749051Support us for access to the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition plus a one-hour follow-up conversation.]]>4756975407957a9f9f082c3457f1ef4aMon, 07 May 2018 13:39:08 +0000MariaOn four essays about how to interpret artworks: "The Intentional Fallacy" by W. K. Wimsatt and Monroe Beardsley (1946), "The Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes (1967), "What is an Author?" by Michel Foucault (1969), and "Against Theory" by Steven...Support us for access to the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition plus a one-hour follow-up conversation.]]>3121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-discussing-lysistrata-and-politics-with-lucy-and-emily-part-two--71749183Listen to our performance and then part one of the discussion before listening to this (or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition).]]>277f37002b89bec0217d2a8ce492de20Mon, 30 Apr 2018 04:57:10 +0000MariaConcluding our discussion of Aristophanes's play with Lucy Lawless and Emily Perkins. We focus on trying to connect its lessons to the here and now: Is Lysistrata's victory properly described as the ascension of some kind of "feminine spirit" over...Listen to our performance and then part one of the discussion before listening to this (or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition).]]>3625truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-discussing-lysistrata-and-politics-with-lucy-and-emily-part-one--71748854Listen to us perform it first. Supplementary readings included Jeffery Henderson's introduction to his 1988 translation of the play; "Sexual Humor and Harmony in Lysistrata" by Jay M. Semel (1981); and "The 'Female Intruder' Reconsidered: Women in Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Ecclesiazusae" by Helene P. Foley (1982). Please support PEL!]]>ee0e647b467ec933733505fcc6fb3362Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:35:37 +0000MariaWe are rejoined by actresses Lucy Lawless and Emily Perkins to discuss Aristophanes's bawdy play. http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/04/16/lysistrata/. Supplementary readings included Jeffery Henderson's introduction to his 1988 translation of the...Listen to us perform it first. Supplementary readings included Jeffery Henderson's introduction to his 1988 translation of the play; "Sexual Humor and Harmony in Lysistrata" by Jay M. Semel (1981); and "The 'Female Intruder' Reconsidered: Women in Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Ecclesiazusae" by Helene P. Foley (1982). Please support PEL!]]>2967truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lysistrata-w-lucy-lawless-emily-perkins-erica-spyres-bill-youmans-aaron-gleason--71749341tipping some pennies into the hat?]]>606c56da6eed1fb530e17a335f0248bbMon, 16 Apr 2018 02:38:28 +0000MariaThe PEL Players return to perform a "cold read" of Aristophanes's play about using a sex strike to end war, first performed in 411 BCE. Jeffrey Henderson's translation makes this very accessible, and it's still really damn funny. Your hosts are joined...tipping some pennies into the hat?]]>4994truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-187-the-limits-of-free-speech-part-three--71748690free speech episode. Mark and Wes discuss Jordan Peterson on speech, organizations' promoting certain speech (as opposed to restricting), insults vs. arguments, offense vs. harm, "incoherence" arguments like Fish's, fundamental principles in ethics, and more. Get the full discussion by becoming a PEL Citizen or Patreon supporter.]]>676c57d9244d25ecb23ff4b3b14ec6d9Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:19:40 +0000MariaThree substantial chunks of a follow-up conversation to our http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/04/02/ep187-1-free-speech/. Mark and Wes discuss Jordan Peterson on speech, organizations' promoting certain speech (as opposed to restricting), insults...free speech episode. Mark and Wes discuss Jordan Peterson on speech, organizations' promoting certain speech (as opposed to restricting), insults vs. arguments, offense vs. harm, "incoherence" arguments like Fish's, fundamental principles in ethics, and more. Get the full discussion by becoming a PEL Citizen or Patreon supporter.]]>890truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-187-the-limits-of-free-speech-part-two--71749005There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It's a Good Thing, Too" (1994) and other potential rationales for prohibiting hate speech. How might the same sentence or idea be used in different speech acts, some of which might be legitimately censured but others not? Listen to part one first, or get the Citizen Edition, along with the full-length follow-up discussion by Mark and Wes.]]>854c8b1848c8a849853f1c809ed78484Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:28:45 +0000MariaContinuing our free form discussion, trying to make sense of Stanley Fish's "http://www.kolhamevaser.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/fish-pdf.pdf" (1994) and other potential rationales for prohibiting hate speech. How might the same sentence or idea be...There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It's a Good Thing, Too" (1994) and other potential rationales for prohibiting hate speech. How might the same sentence or idea be used in different speech acts, some of which might be legitimately censured but others not? Listen to part one first, or get the Citizen Edition, along with the full-length follow-up discussion by Mark and Wes.]]>3679truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-187-the-limits-of-free-speech-part-one--71748955Please support PEL!]]>0ff1feb8f48e87f003c6a1d51f1fc8f4Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:23:54 +0000MariaA free-form discussion drawing on Stanley Fish's "There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It's a Good Thing, Too" (1994), Joel Feinberg's "Limits to the Free Expression of Opinion" (1975), and other sources. What are the legitimate limits on free...Please support PEL!]]>3575truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-186-j-l-austin-on-doing-things-with-words-part-two--71749145part one first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "The Promise" by When In Rome; hear singer Clive Farrington on Nakedly Examined Music #40.]]>77ee4bdeb460790c8c4e48acc46d0236Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:22:35 +0000MariaContinuing on How to Do Things with Words (lectures from 1955), covering lectures 5-9. Austin tries and fails to come up with a way to grammatically distinguish performatives from other utterances, and so turns to his more complicated system of...part one first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "The Promise" by When In Rome; hear singer Clive Farrington on Nakedly Examined Music #40.]]>4213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-186-j-l-austin-on-doing-things-with-words-part-one--71748812Please support PEL.]]>c1eccbedae4a9d7c2e21cec372f38fd5Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:51:39 +0000MariaOn How to Do Things with Words (lectures from 1955). What's the relationship between language and the world? Austin says it's not all about descriptive true-or-false statements, but also includes "performatives" like "I promise…" and "I do" (spoken in...Please support PEL.]]>2821falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-185-ethics-in-homer-s-odyssey-feat-translator-emily-wilson-part-two--71749119part one first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Tiny Broken Boats" by Arrica Rose, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #66.]]>2ba4c725e02561f977ec9decac13b505Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:53:31 +0000MariaContinuing with Emily Wilson on her translation of the Greek epic poem. We discuss the "oikos" or estate, built on violence, and its connection to "xenia," or hospitality, which serves to forge military alliances. Also: status distinctions and the...part one first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Tiny Broken Boats" by Arrica Rose, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #66.]]>4135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-185-ethics-in-homer-s-odyssey-feat-translator-emily-wilson-part-one--71748679Emily Wilson in 2018. Does this story of "heroes" have anything to teach us about ethics? Wilson wrote an 80-page introduction to her new translation laying out the issues, including "hospitality" as a political tool, the value for status and identity of one's home (including your family and slaves), and the tension between strangeness and familiarity. Can time and change really be undone? Please support PEL!]]>fb6d8f54838c30abe6ff0c9d21ff752fMon, 05 Mar 2018 05:05:01 +0000MariaOn the classic Greek epic poem, written ca. 750 BC and translated by our guest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Wilson in 2018. Does this story of "heroes" have anything to teach us about ethics? Wilson wrote an 80-page introduction to her new...Emily Wilson in 2018. Does this story of "heroes" have anything to teach us about ethics? Wilson wrote an 80-page introduction to her new translation laying out the issues, including "hospitality" as a political tool, the value for status and identity of one's home (including your family and slaves), and the tension between strangeness and familiarity. Can time and change really be undone? Please support PEL!]]>2812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-184-pascal-on-human-nature-part-two--71748991part 1 first or get the unbroken, ad-free, Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "44 Days" by Dutch Henry, written and sung by Todd Long, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #34.]]>3dc7fbd58cb1f22209204b7695a33f26Sun, 25 Feb 2018 21:17:17 +0000MariaContinuing on Pascal's Pensées. More on our human desire and how God is supposed to address that, plus Pascal's views on political philosophy, the relation between faith, reason, and custom... and finally the wager! Why not just be a skeptic? Is...part 1 first or get the unbroken, ad-free, Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "44 Days" by Dutch Henry, written and sung by Todd Long, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #34.]]>4124truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-184-pascal-on-human-nature-part-one--71749055Please support PEL!]]>1ebf5287d45cd71a9a61cac2d849436fMon, 19 Feb 2018 06:20:28 +0000MariaOn Blaise Pascal's Pensées (1670). Is it rational to have religious faith? You're likely familiar with "Pascal's Wager," but our wretchedness is such that we can't simply choose to believe and won't be argued into it. Pascal thinks Christianity is the...Please support PEL!]]>3059falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-183-mill-on-liberty-part-two--71749257 here). We discuss "partial truths," whether "truth will out," whether we can discard some "experiments in living" as established failures, how Mill compares to Nietzsche, education, "barbarians," and more. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Flavor" by Tori Amos with strings by John Philip Shenale, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #12.]]>73998240e16a847d101f17b8d36cc6beMon, 12 Feb 2018 04:44:23 +0000MariaContinuing on John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-and-outline-of-mill-s-on-liberty/). We discuss "partial truths," whether "truth will out," whether we can discard some... here). We discuss "partial truths," whether "truth will out," whether we can discard some "experiments in living" as established failures, how Mill compares to Nietzsche, education, "barbarians," and more. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Flavor" by Tori Amos with strings by John Philip Shenale, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #12.]]>3838falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-183-mill-on-liberty-part-one--71749139 here). If we disapprove of certain behaviors, when is it okay to prohibit them legally? What about just shaming people? Mill's "harm principle" says that we should permit anything (legally and socially) unless it harms other people. But what constitutes "harm"? And how can we discourage someone from, e.g., just being drunk all the time? Mark, Wes, and Dylan bring this debate to current issues and explore some of the weirder aspects of Mill's view. Please support PEL!]]>368d0efa1d399844e7f52ded593909ffSun, 04 Feb 2018 23:26:42 +0000MariaDiscussing John Stewart Mill's On Liberty (1859). For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-and-outline-of-mill-s-on-liberty/). If we disapprove of certain behaviors, when is it okay to prohibit them... here). If we disapprove of certain behaviors, when is it okay to prohibit them legally? What about just shaming people? Mill's "harm principle" says that we should permit anything (legally and socially) unless it harms other people. But what constitutes "harm"? And how can we discourage someone from, e.g., just being drunk all the time? Mark, Wes, and Dylan bring this debate to current issues and explore some of the weirder aspects of Mill's view. Please support PEL!]]>3430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-182-reflections-on-pel-2017-part-two--71748651The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Vine Deloria Jr. in the second half of our year-in-review discussion. Here you get a taste. You can only hear the meat with the full, ad-free episode, posted for PEL Citizens (see partiallyexaminedlife.com/support!) or at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.]]>94da0b6df53b1956aad0c26c50891153Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:34:11 +0000MariaThe PEL guys get personal and political and tell you in brief about things like Planet of the Apes, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5715874/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_Deloria_Jr. in the second half of our year-in-review discussion. Here you...The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Vine Deloria Jr. in the second half of our year-in-review discussion. Here you get a taste. You can only hear the meat with the full, ad-free episode, posted for PEL Citizens (see partiallyexaminedlife.com/support!) or at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.]]>279falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-182-reflections-on-pel-2017-part-one--71749091becoming a PEL Citizen or supporting us via Patreon to get the whole thing now.]]>07e241f4fa6833630e947643b33eb1c2Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:47:55 +0000MariaTo what extent has our podcast changed in reaction to current politics? Mark, Seth, Wes, and Dylan reflect back on our year, discuss how we select texts, and give some thumbnail sketches of potential topics. Also, does authorial intent matter, and how...becoming a PEL Citizen or supporting us via Patreon to get the whole thing now.]]>3146falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-181-hannah-arendt-on-the-banality-of-evil-part-two--71749288part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Hiding from the Face of God" from Judybats 2000; listen to me interview singer/songwriter Jeff Heiskell on Nakedly Examined Music eps. 5 and 63.]]>4f5a317bb3941511c2ff70843e873e0bMon, 22 Jan 2018 01:51:50 +0000MariaContinuing on Eichmann in Jerusalem, on how ordinary people can do--or acquiesce to--horrific things. How do people rationalize this? What can we apply from this to ourselves? Also, how was genocide a new type of crime, and what's the best rationale...part one first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Hiding from the Face of God" from Judybats 2000; listen to me interview singer/songwriter Jeff Heiskell on Nakedly Examined Music eps. 5 and 63.]]>4823truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-181-hannah-arendt-on-the-banality-of-evil-part-one--71748816Please support PEL!]]>ef4394844ba42eedf7d3e4574ec2c310Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:30:25 +0000MariaOn Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (1963). Are we still morally culpable if our entire society is corrupt? Arendt definitely thinks so, but has a number of criticisms of the handling of the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf...Please support PEL!]]>2838falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-180-more-james-s-psychology-self-and-will-part-two--71749425part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Support PEL! End song: "Join the Zoo/Live Again" by Craig Wedren; listen to him on Nakedly Examined Music #15.]]>a8fe5412ac4d1013d02e8906dc941136Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:13:18 +0000MariaConcluding on William James's Psychology, the Briefer Course (1892). We briefly cover emotions and spend the bulk of our time on will. James's introspective method allows us to distinguish reflex or coerced actions from voluntary, free-seeming ones,...part one first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Support PEL! End song: "Join the Zoo/Live Again" by Craig Wedren; listen to him on Nakedly Examined Music #15.]]>4547truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-180-more-james-s-psychology-self-and-will-part-one--71749001ep. 179, we talk about the "Me" (the part of me that I know) vs. the "I" (the part of me that knows), including personal identity. James thinks that emotions are just our experience of our own physiology. Finally, we tackle will, veering into ethics, free will, and more. Please support PEL!]]>45013a440498ca486b960cc284dc481aMon, 01 Jan 2018 06:27:29 +0000MariaOn Psychology, the Briefer Course (1892), chapters on "The Self," "Will," and "Emotions." Continuing from http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/12/18/ep179-1-william-james-psychology/, we talk about the "Me" (the part of me that I know) vs. the "I"...ep. 179, we talk about the "Me" (the part of me that I know) vs. the "I" (the part of me that knows), including personal identity. James thinks that emotions are just our experience of our own physiology. Finally, we tackle will, veering into ethics, free will, and more. Please support PEL!]]>3624falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-179-william-james-s-psychology-part-two--71749222part one or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!  End song: "Drowning Mind (feedback overload)" by AMP, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #57.]]>f60130d07cbce26b9ae1a9179265e0adMon, 25 Dec 2017 16:51:14 +0000MariaContinuing on Psychology, the Briefer Course (1892), completing "The Stream of Thought" and covering the chapter on "Habit." James thinks that psychologists focus too much on those parts of consciousness that get picked out by substantive words. He...part one or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL!  End song: "Drowning Mind (feedback overload)" by AMP, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #57.]]>3600falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-179-william-james-s-introspective-psychology-part-one--71748902Please support PEL!]]>6e5560952b410f21034001c5b87c9ec8Mon, 18 Dec 2017 03:28:20 +0000MariaOn The Principles of Psychology (1890) chapters 1 & 7, and Psychology, the Briefer Course (1892), the chapters on "The Stream of Thought," "Habit," and some of "The Self." Can we talk about the mind in a way that is both scientific and also does...Please support PEL!]]>3176falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-178-nietzsche-as-social-critic-twilight-of-the-idols-part-two--71749280 here). Is there any ground from which we could judge life as a whole to be good or bad? Is N. more about saying "yes" to life or saying "no" to all the numerous things that piss him off? We also talk Becoming, whether producing great art is more important than being nice to everyone, and whether Nietzsche is ultimately someone we'd want to hang around. End song: "Oblivion" by Tyler Hislop, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #24. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. ]]>9b2b25fbe4432a2c2cccb4b65538eb19Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:29:12 +0000MariaContinuing on Nietzsche's 1888 book. (For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-of-nietzsche-s-twilight-of-the-idols/). Is there any ground from which we could judge life as a whole to be good or bad? Is N.... here). Is there any ground from which we could judge life as a whole to be good or bad? Is N. more about saying "yes" to life or saying "no" to all the numerous things that piss him off? We also talk Becoming, whether producing great art is more important than being nice to everyone, and whether Nietzsche is ultimately someone we'd want to hang around. End song: "Oblivion" by Tyler Hislop, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #24. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. ]]>4065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-178-nietzsche-as-social-critic-twilight-of-the-idols-part-one--71749040 here). He defends "spiritualized" instinct and frenzied creativity, but also Napoleon and war. We try to figure out what kind of social critic he'd be today. Would we actually like him? Please support PEL!]]>dafc30208c1516c05dd49ac7cc2b1e82Mon, 04 Dec 2017 04:30:15 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nieztsche's 1888 book summarizing his thought and critiquing the founding myths of his society. (For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-of-nietzsche-s-twilight-of-the-idols/). He defends... here). He defends "spiritualized" instinct and frenzied creativity, but also Napoleon and war. We try to figure out what kind of social critic he'd be today. Would we actually like him? Please support PEL!]]>3102falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-177-guest-russ-roberts-on-adam-smith-and-libertarian-economics-part-two--71749177Econtalk host on the moral aspects of economics, focused by Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments. Should we sacrifice ourselves to the machine of the economy? How does Smith's idea of virtue and talk of the "impartial spectator" line up with economic growth? Listen to part 1 first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! Learn how to install the Citizen feed on your mobile device.  End song: "Needle Exchange" by Fritz Beer, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #2.]]>1e1a4e2885cf60272c6ff5b38e248235Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:29:24 +0000MariaContinuing with the http://www.econtalk.org/ host on the moral aspects of economics, focused by Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments. Should we sacrifice ourselves to the machine of the economy? How does Smith's idea of...Econtalk host on the moral aspects of economics, focused by Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments. Should we sacrifice ourselves to the machine of the economy? How does Smith's idea of virtue and talk of the "impartial spectator" line up with economic growth? Listen to part 1 first or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! Learn how to install the Citizen feed on your mobile device.  End song: "Needle Exchange" by Fritz Beer, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #2.]]>4429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-177-guest-russ-roberts-on-adam-smith-and-libertarian-economics-part-one--71748999Econtalk provides his take on our ep. 174 on The Wealth of Nations, and explores with us the idea of emergent economic order. Is the economy more like a machine or a garden or what? Please support PEL!  ]]>3f234b6de7c3a6cca8f92c4675eba5e7Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:22:24 +0000MariaThe host of http://www.econtalk.org/ provides his take on our http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/10/16/ep174-1-adam-smith/ on The Wealth of Nations, and explores with us the idea of emergent economic order. Is the economy more like a machine or a...Econtalk provides his take on our ep. 174 on The Wealth of Nations, and explores with us the idea of emergent economic order. Is the economy more like a machine or a garden or what? Please support PEL!  ]]>3042falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-176-situationism-in-psych-milgram-stanford-prison-experiments-part-two--71748744part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Doing the Wrong Thing" by Kaki King, as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #54.]]>6688e7ce429d8d11171850d42f85a036Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:24:17 +0000MariaContinuing with Dave Pizarro on articles by Stanley Milgram, Philip Zimbardo, and John Doris about situationism, which entails that people's level of morality will vary by situation, as opposed to virtue ethics, which posits that how people will act...part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Doing the Wrong Thing" by Kaki King, as heard on Nakedly Examined Music #54.]]>3498truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-176-situationism-in-psych-milgram-stanford-prison-experiments-very-bad-wizards-crossover-part-one--71748964Very Bad Wizards podcast. Please support PEL!]]>cbf807ff72977692542d928d59f5cfb7Mon, 06 Nov 2017 06:46:16 +0000MariaOn Stanley Milgram's "Behavioral Study of Obedience" (1963), Philip Zimbardo's "Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison" (1973), and John Doris's "Persons, Situations, and Virtue Ethics" (1998). Do difficult situations make good people act badly?...Very Bad Wizards podcast. Please support PEL!]]>2652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-175-blade-runner-part-two--71748655patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife, or better yet become a PEL Citizen and get every podcast we've ever recorded plus bonus discussions, ad-free! ]]>b55332dad335fe2312057e101cde66a8Mon, 06 Nov 2017 04:57:40 +0000MariaDo you want the WHOLE discussion on the new Blade Runner 2049, the original 1982 film, and the idea packed (1967) by Philip K. Dick? If you do, show your love to the podcast by signing up to be a supporter at the $1-or-higher level at...patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife, or better yet become a PEL Citizen and get every podcast we've ever recorded plus bonus discussions, ad-free! ]]>222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-175-blade-runner-androids-and-humanity-part-one--71748760Citizen Edition. You can also hear it with a $1 or more pledge at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.]]>d00197915fd629bbc3f401b8f9e9cf7cMon, 30 Oct 2017 05:03:45 +0000MariaOn Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1967) and the films Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Blade Runner (1982). What makes us human? Dick's story about androids emphasized their lack of empathy, while the movie adaptations portrayed...Citizen Edition. You can also hear it with a $1 or more pledge at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.]]>2782falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-174-adam-smith-s-wealth-of-nations-part-two--71749276part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "With My Looks and Your Brains" by The Mr. T Experience. Hear about the singer/songwriter on Nakedly Examined Music #56.]]>1b8bff4b6d4ef3426b3cf8d3672fa4aeSun, 22 Oct 2017 23:29:04 +0000MariaContinuing on the foundational text of economics. We talk "invisible hand," "greed is good," tariffs, unproductive labor, city vs. country, and the education racket. Listen to http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/10/16/ep174-1-adam-smith/ first or...part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "With My Looks and Your Brains" by The Mr. T Experience. Hear about the singer/songwriter on Nakedly Examined Music #56.]]>3933truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-174-adam-smith-s-wealth-of-nations-part-one--71748962Please support PEL!]]>e9594e22ca675f32cc1a3015564e1d37Mon, 16 Oct 2017 03:54:15 +0000MariaOn the foundational, 1776 text of modern economics. How does the division of labor and our instinct to exchange lead to the growth of wealth? Is the economy sufficiently machine-like to enable us to manipulate its output, or at least to tell us how...Please support PEL!]]>3323falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-relating-to-american-indian-philosophy-part-two--71748950part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Circle's Gotta Go" by Kim Rancourt, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #52.]]>8dfdc5643120e5a1cd0da271eb002ae0Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:32:33 +0000MariaWe go further into "Philosophy of Native Science" by Gregory Cajete and "What Coyote and Thales Can Teach Us: An Outline of American Indian Epistemology" by Brian Yazzie Burkhart, plus process philosophy, propositional vs. procedural knowledge, and...part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Circle's Gotta Go" by Kim Rancourt, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #52.]]>3634falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-relating-to-american-indian-philosophy-part-one--71748878Please support PEL!]]>bf3dac9b1980032a79d33deb3417aed1Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:39:47 +0000MariaWhat is wisdom? We discuss articles by Brian Burkhart, Gregory Cajete, and Anne Waters, plus Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt (1932) and some traditional stories. With guest Jim Marunich; we read his master's thesis, "Process Metaphysics in the Far...Please support PEL!]]>2990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-172-mind-self-and-affect-with-guest-dr-drew-part-two--71749275part 1 first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Anything but Love" by Steve Hackett, as featured on Nakedly Examined Music #45.]]>a6246f69fbf8c785480ef07e43bcdc43Mon, 25 Sep 2017 04:12:32 +0000MariaContinuing with Drew Pinsky on "Attachment and Reflective Function: Their Role in Self-organization" by Peter Fonagy and two articles by Allan Schore. Fonagy claims we gain the ability to emotionally self-regulate as a result of achieving secure...part 1 first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Anything but Love" by Steve Hackett, as featured on Nakedly Examined Music #45.]]>3529falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-172-mind-self-and-affect-with-guest-dr-drew-part-one--71748730DrDrew.com, especially his interview of Wes! Please support PEL!  ]]>1fed07ecc2bb152c80aac55264b12bc9Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:52:48 +0000MariaRadio legend Dr. Drew Pinsky talks with us about "Attachment and Reflective Function: Their Role in Self-Organization" by Peter Fonagy and two articles by Allan Schore. The focus is "theory of mind"; how do we develop the ability to impute thoughts...DrDrew.com, especially his interview of Wes! Please support PEL!  ]]>2578falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-buddhism-vs-evolution-with-guest-robert-wright-part-two--71748885part 1, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Alphalpha Bhang" by Anton Barbeau, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 50.]]>ec761bd1dc19c872a7478521019a9f7fMon, 11 Sep 2017 03:53:08 +0000MariaContinuing on Why Buddhism Is True. We discuss the "no self" doctrine as articulated in Buddha's Second Discourse and the modularity-of-mind theory that Bob claims supports it. What are the ethical implications, and do we really need meditation to...part 1, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Alphalpha Bhang" by Anton Barbeau, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 50.]]>3991falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-buddhism-vs-evolution-with-guest-robert-wright-part-one--71749193part 2, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>56201339a60784a330ac407417c7940fMon, 04 Sep 2017 12:05:37 +0000MariaBob joins the PEL four to discuss his new book Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment. Bob applies his expertise in evolutionary psychology to corroborate Buddhism's claims that we are deluded: about our...part 2, or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>3202falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-second-opinions-leftists-on-society-of-the-spectacle--71749052Ep #170. End song: "Open Your Eyes (Wake Up)" from Tyler Hislop, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #24.]]>0e6c4306d35f605880ab10e92f4f48a1Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:08:39 +0000MariaMark and Seth ask Doug Lain (Zero Squared), Brett O'Shea (Revolutionary Left Radio), and C. Derick Varn (Symptomatic Redness) what they think of Debord and PEL's treatment of the book on http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/08/14/ep170-1-debord/. End...Ep #170. End song: "Open Your Eyes (Wake Up)" from Tyler Hislop, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #24.]]>4109truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-guy-debord-s-society-of-the-spectacle-part-two--71749178part 1, or get the Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Millionaire" by The Mekons (1993); Jon Langford appears on Nakedly Examined Music #22.]]>b60798d4ee5bcbaaaea89b721e40fe27Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:30:00 +0000MariaMore on the 1967 Situtationist book. Do we buy Debord's critique? Is any merely partial critique (i.e. no revolution) just more spectacle? Is technology inherently dehumanizing? Don't these passivity/anti-technology arguments even apply to books?...part 1, or get the Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Millionaire" by The Mekons (1993); Jon Langford appears on Nakedly Examined Music #22.]]>4197truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-guy-debord-s-society-of-the-spectacle-part-one--71748634part 2 or get your unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>2e9b5647e70f2aba85d3b47c0bcd7bebMon, 14 Aug 2017 11:30:00 +0000MariaWhat is culture? In modern capitalism, Debord's 1967 book describes it as all about the economy. It's not just our jobs that keep us trapped, but our life outside of working hours is also demanded by "the system" via our activity as consumers, and...part 2 or get your unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL!]]>3310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-combat-classics-on-rousseau-s-discourse-on-the-arts-and-sciences--71749200on the PEL site or at combatandclassics.org. Become a PEL Citizen to attend a C&C online seminar on Nietzsche's "Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense" on Aug. 14, 8pm EST. Your support for PEL helps the PEL network! Visit bombfell.com/pel for $25 off your first clothing order. Get in on fall online courses starting Aug. 28 at the New School opencampus.newschool.edu. Get 20% off your first pair of underwear plus free shipping meundies.com/pel.]]>9de9d0ef8f851b33d862b1070cf3163eMon, 07 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000MariaA new podcast for the PEL Podcast Network! Meet Jeff, Lise, and Brian, who are joined by Wes and Dylan to discuss Rousseau's claim that the arts and sciences lead to "moral corruption." Get more C&C...on the PEL site or at combatandclassics.org. Become a PEL Citizen to attend a C&C online seminar on Nietzsche's "Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense" on Aug. 14, 8pm EST. Your support for PEL helps the PEL network! Visit bombfell.com/pel for $25 off your first clothing order. Get in on fall online courses starting Aug. 28 at the New School opencampus.newschool.edu. Get 20% off your first pair of underwear plus free shipping meundies.com/pel.]]>3263falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-169-analyzing-hitchcock-s-vertigo--71748997patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife or through a PEL Citizenship.]]>3377aa8c251f42768a677f7b2a36d293Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000MariaOn the 1958 film and articles including Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" (1975) and Robin Wood's "Vertigo" (1965). What's the nature of love/lust? Are we really just loving an image we've built while remaining fundamentally...patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife or through a PEL Citizenship.]]>2875truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-darwin-s-origin-of-species-part-two--71748884part 1, or just get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "I Live" by Jason Falkner, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #47.]]>d4ecf29855e7e88dc02ba70ae146c7c2Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000MariaMore on Darwin's famous book. Why does it matter for philosophy, beyond providing an alternative to intelligent design? Is it really anti-religious? How can well tell if it's really a scientific theory? Talking about a species evolving trait X to...part 1, or just get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "I Live" by Jason Falkner, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #47.]]>3707falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-darwin-s-origin-of-species-part-one--71748982Please support PEL!]]>a1c4bc25dc1df8094e9f35ac92b6cef3Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:00:29 +0000MariaOn Charles Darwin's 1859 book, ch. 1-4, 6, and 14. What are the philosophical ramifications of Darwin's theory of evolution? We go through Darwin's arguments, compare his views to other theories of evolution like Lamarck's, and talk about how an...Please support PEL!]]>2840falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-hume-on-intelligent-design-part-two--71749236part 1 first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Here Comes the Flood" by The Security Project; one of its leaders Trey Gunn appeared on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 21.]]>f6ffc3bbf4702c347a5ed737da479ec2Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:47:15 +0000MariaContinuing on David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779), with guest Stephen West. We get further into what's wrong with the design argument and why Hume thinks that it's merely a verbal dispute whether we want to say that God designed...part 1 first, or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Here Comes the Flood" by The Security Project; one of its leaders Trey Gunn appeared on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 21.]]>3911truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-hume-on-intelligent-design-philosophize-this-crossover-part-one--71748846Please support PEL!]]>b95e3cc2e7381efb72de7bbc6c81bdd9Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:22:26 +0000MariaOn David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779). How would a scientifically minded person argue for the existence of God? In Hume's dialogue, a character named Cleanthes argues from this point of view for God's existence based on the...Please support PEL!]]>2854falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-spinoza-on-politics-and-religion-part-two--71749224part one or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Shittalkers" by Ken Stringfellow, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 39.]]>f7d75a0c80a129324bbe503e54adcdefMon, 26 Jun 2017 06:26:08 +0000MariaConcluding on the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670) and Tractatus Politicus (1677). What's the relationship between ethics, reason, and revelation? What could "faith" possibly mean to a hard-core rationalist like Spinoza? Is it possible to buy...part one or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Shittalkers" by Ken Stringfellow, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 39.]]>5730falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-spinoza-on-politics-and-religion-part-one--71748855Please support PEL!]]>9dd8256860f136fe7e006a596790bcdbMon, 19 Jun 2017 12:26:12 +0000MariaOn Benedict de Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670), ch. 12-20 and the Tractatus Politicus (1677). What's the relationship between ethics and political power? Given that religious factions tend to create strife, what's the optimal role of...Please support PEL!]]>3060truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-spinoza-on-biblical-criticism-part-two--71749127part 1, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "Spinoza's Dream" by Dave Nachmanoff, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #20.]]>4b41bbfaea3510e1c6dec89ede047f77Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:00:40 +0000MariaContinuing on the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670), ch. 1–11. We go more into natural laws vs. ordinances; does it make sense to say that God makes rules for people? Also, how does Spinoza deal with alleged miracles given that natural laws are...part 1, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! End song: "Spinoza's Dream" by Dave Nachmanoff, as discussed on Nakedly Examined Music #20.]]>4003falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-spinoza-on-biblical-criticism-part-one--71749071Please support PEL! ]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=47238Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:00:21 +0000MariaOn Benedict de Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670), ch. 1–11. For Spinoza, the Bible was a political issue, and he was interested in a way to read it that didn't lead to people fighting wars and persecuting each other. Spinoza argues that...Please support PEL! ]]>3905falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nakedly-examined-music-steve-hackett-nik-kershaw-ken-stringfellow-robbie-fulks--71749223nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Steve was the guitarist for Genesis in the 70s, Nik wrote 80s hits like "Wouldn't It Be Good," Ken played with The Posies, Big Star, and R.E.M., and Robbie will change the way you think about country music. Read the NEM FAQ.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=47133Fri, 26 May 2017 17:00:56 +0000MariaPEL Network crossover magic, featuring clips (a full song plus explanation) from four recent episodes of Mark's other podcast. Hear the full episodes and many more at http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Steve was the guitarist for Genesis in the 70s, Nik...nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Steve was the guitarist for Genesis in the 70s, Nik wrote 80s hits like "Wouldn't It Be Good," Ken played with The Posies, Big Star, and R.E.M., and Robbie will change the way you think about country music. Read the NEM FAQ.]]>4528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-dostoyevsky-s-the-idiot-on-perfection-part-two--71749124Corey Mohler, considering Dostoyevsky qua existentialist in terms of his analysis of the crisis of meaning and his consequent views on religion. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Get a Dostoyevsky T-shirt! End song: "Don Quixote" by Nik Kershaw, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #37. ]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=47088Mon, 22 May 2017 12:00:08 +0000MariaMore on the novel with guest http://www.existentialcomics.com, considering Dostoyevsky qua existentialist in terms of his analysis of the crisis of meaning and his consequent views on religion. Listen to...Corey Mohler, considering Dostoyevsky qua existentialist in terms of his analysis of the crisis of meaning and his consequent views on religion. Listen to part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Get a Dostoyevsky T-shirt! End song: "Don Quixote" by Nik Kershaw, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #37. ]]>4915falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-dostoyevsky-s-the-idiot-on-perfection-part-one--71748988Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=47005Mon, 15 May 2017 12:00:17 +0000MariaOn Fyodor Dostoyevsky's philosophical novel from 1869. Could a morally perfect person survive in the modern world? Is all this "modernity," which so efficiently computes our desires and provides mechanisms to fulfill them, actually suited to achieve...Please support PEL!]]>3451falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-guest-stewart-umphrey-on-natural-kinds-part-two--71750097www.rowman.com and use the code LEX30AUTH17 to get 30% off. Listen to part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Destroy the Box" by Wertico, Cain and Gray from Organic Architecture (2014). Hear Paul Wertico and David Cain interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #30.  ]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46960Mon, 08 May 2017 12:00:18 +0000MariaContinuing our interview about Natural Kinds and Genesis: The Classification of Material Entities. Buy Stewart's book at http://www.rowman.com and use the code LEX30AUTH17 to get 30% off. Listen...www.rowman.com and use the code LEX30AUTH17 to get 30% off. Listen to part 1 first or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Destroy the Box" by Wertico, Cain and Gray from Organic Architecture (2014). Hear Paul Wertico and David Cain interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #30.  ]]>4227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-guest-stewart-umphrey-on-natural-kinds-part-one--71749070Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46871Mon, 01 May 2017 12:00:02 +0000MariaOn Natural Kinds and Genesis: The Classification of Material Entities (2016). Are general terms like "water" or "dog" just things that we made up to order the world? Aristotle thought that some universals constitute natural kinds, with a nature that...Please support PEL!]]>3148falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-phi-fic-on-james-baldwin-s-fiction--71750020Phi Fic crew to supplement PEL ep. 162 by delving into Baldwin's fiction, which is actually pretty similar to his biographical essays.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46716Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000MariaOn the short stories "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon" (1960) and "Sonny's Blues" (1957). Mark joins the https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/phific/ crew to supplement http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/04/10/ep162-1-james-baldwin/ by delving...Phi Fic crew to supplement PEL ep. 162 by delving into Baldwin's fiction, which is actually pretty similar to his biographical essays.]]>6276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-james-baldwin-on-race-in-america-part-two--71748939Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46609Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:00:22 +0000MariaContinuing on I Am Not Your Negro, "Notes of a Native Son" (1955), and The Fire Next Time (1963). We (and Law Ware) discuss Baldwin's critique of the American dream, how to oppose the inhumanity of others without becoming inhuman yourself, and...Please support PEL!]]>3313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-james-baldwin-on-race-in-america-part-one--71748682Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46551Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:00:29 +0000MariaOn the film I Am Not Your Negro and the essays "Notes of a Native Son" (1955) and The Fire Next Time (1963). With guest Law Ware. Baldwin diagnoses our racism-related psycho-social maladies, but how can we best translate his observations into...Please support PEL!]]>2871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-161-white-privilege-peggy-mcintosh-charles-mills-et-al-part-two--71749533part 1. End song: "Power" by Narada Michael Walden from Thunder 2013, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music ep. 16.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46518Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:00:04 +0000MariaContinuing with guest Law Ware on the philosophical underpinnings of the rhetoric of white privilege, with readings as listed in http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/03/27/ep161-1-white-privilege/. End song: "Power" by Narada Michael Walden from...part 1. End song: "Power" by Narada Michael Walden from Thunder 2013, as interviewed for Nakedly Examined Music ep. 16.]]>4646falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-161-white-privilege-peggy-mcintosh-charles-mills-et-al-part-one--71749182Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46289Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:00:06 +0000MariaIs the rhetoric of "White Privilege" just the modern way of acknowledging historical and systemic truths of racism, or does it point to a novel way for acknowledging injustice, or does it on the contrary obscure these insights by involving confused...Please support PEL!]]>3109falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-orwell-on-totalitarianism-and-language-part-two--71749312part 1 first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Civil Disobedience" by Camper Van Beethoven from New Roman Times (2004), written by Jonathan Segel as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 38.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46207Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:00:51 +0000MariaContinuing with 1984. How does the book relate to real-world politics? Is this something that we should actually be afraid our society will turn into? Was he predicting history, or was it satire, or what? We discuss the the realms of intimacy vs....part 1 first, or get the ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Civil Disobedience" by Camper Van Beethoven from New Roman Times (2004), written by Jonathan Segel as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 38.]]>4375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-orwell-on-totalitarianism-and-language-part-one--71749363Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=46004Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:00:07 +0000MariaOn the novel 1984 (1949) and the essays "Politics and the English Language" (1946) and "Notes on Nationalism" (1945). What's the relation between language and totalitarianism? Orwell shows us a society where the rulers have mastered the art of...Please support PEL!]]>3097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-confucius-on-virtuous-conduct-part-two--71749450part 1 first or just get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Please Allow Me to Look at You Again," from The Edge of Heaven (2013) by Gary Lucas, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 7.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=45634Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:42 +0000MariaContinuing on the Analects without our guest. We cover passages on glibness, using names properly, filial conduct, remonstrance, love of learning, places where he sounds like Socrates, and more! Listen...part 1 first or just get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition. End song: "Please Allow Me to Look at You Again," from The Edge of Heaven (2013) by Gary Lucas, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 7.]]>4610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-confucius-on-virtuous-conduct-part-one--71749184Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=45508Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:00:09 +0000MariaOn the Analects, compiled after 479 BCE. How should we act? What's the relation between ethics and politics? Can a bunch of aphorisms written in the distant past for an unapologetically hierarchical culture emphasizing traditional rituals actually...Please support PEL!]]>3185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-boethius-the-consolation-of-philosophy-part-two--71749610part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: Carrie Akre's "Last the Evening" from the album of that name from 2007. Hear Carrie interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music Ep. 17.]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=45094Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:00:05 +0000MariaContinuing on the Consolation, chiefly books 3 and 4, on virtue ethics (we all naturally aim at the good but can be mistaken about it or too weak to follow it), theodicy (even the apparent bad is actually good from God's perspective), and the weird...part 1 first, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: Carrie Akre's "Last the Evening" from the album of that name from 2007. Hear Carrie interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music Ep. 17.]]>4276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-boethius-the-consolation-of-philosophy-part-one--71749526Please support PEL!]]>http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=45014Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:00:37 +0000MariaOn the Consolation, written as he awaited execution in 524 CE. Do bad things really happen to good people? Boethius, surprisingly, says no, for Stoic (anything that can be taken away can't be of central importance; you can't lose your virtue in this...Please support PEL!]]>3369falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-richard-rorty-on-politics-for-the-left-part-two--71749685part 1 first, though you should probably just get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. End song: "Wake Up, Sleepyhead," by Jill Sobule, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #11.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44900Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:00:59 +0000MariaContinuing on Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in 20th Century America (1998). We talk more about Rorty's description of the conflict between the "reformist left" and the "cultural left." Do political-comedy shows serve a a positive political...part 1 first, though you should probably just get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. End song: "Wake Up, Sleepyhead," by Jill Sobule, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #11.]]>3864falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-richard-rorty-on-politics-for-the-left-part-one--71749297Please support PEL!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44802Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:00:25 +0000MariaOn Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in 20th Century America (1998). What makes for efficacious progressivism? Rorty argues that reformism went out of fashion in the '60s in favor of a "cultural left" that merely critiques and spectates, leaving...Please support PEL!]]>3321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-philosophy-and-politics-free-form-discussion-part-two--71748974part 1 first or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Better Days" from The Getaway Drivers' Bellatopia; check out Mark's interview with singer/songwriter Bob Manor on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 11.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44684Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:00:13 +0000MariaContinuing our liberal bubble-bursting exercise, the core foursome address more directly the question of how philosophy is supposed to shape one's political views and actions. On a non-partisan "public good" and rhetorical strategies in the face of an...part 1 first or get the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "Better Days" from The Getaway Drivers' Bellatopia; check out Mark's interview with singer/songwriter Bob Manor on Nakedly Examined Music ep. 11.]]>3749falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-philosophy-and-politics-free-form-discussion-part-one--71748773Please support PEL!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44562Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:40:54 +0000MariaHow does studying philosophy help you to make sense of the political landscape? Wes, Mark, Dylan, and Seth play pundit and reflect on political rhetoric, elitism, and much more. There is no text for this episode! Freedom!...Please support PEL!]]>3144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-155-richard-rorty-against-epistemology--71750052Nakedly Examined Music #32. Please support PEL!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44334Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:00:18 +0000MariaOn Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979), Part II: "Mirroring." Is a "theory of knowledge" possible? Rorty thinks that any such account will be a fruitless search for foundations. Knowledge is really just a matter of social agreement, and beliefs...Nakedly Examined Music #32. Please support PEL!]]>6841falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-154-wilfrid-sellars-on-the-myth-of-the-given--71750007the interview with singer Jonathan Donahue in Nakedly Examined Music ep. 14. Please support PEL!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=44189Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:00:37 +0000MariaOn "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind" (1956). Is knowledge based on a "foundation," as Descartes, Locke, et al. thought? Sellars says no: The allegedly basic elements upon which knowledge would be built either have to be propositions, in which...the interview with singer Jonathan Donahue in Nakedly Examined Music ep. 14. Please support PEL!]]>6223falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-153-richard-rorty-there-is-no-mind-body-problem--71750127Nakedly Examined Music ep. 9. Please support PEL!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43998Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:00:51 +0000MariaOn Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979), Part I: "Our Glassy Essence." "The mind" seems to be an unavoidable part of our basic conceptual vocabulary, but Rorty thinks not, and he wants to use the history of philosophy as a kind of therapy to...Nakedly Examined Music ep. 9. Please support PEL!]]>6813falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-152-alexis-de-tocqueville-on-democracy-in-america-pel-live--71749765Watch the video! End song: "Shot of Democracy" by Cutting Crew. Listen to Mark's interview with singer/songwriter Nick Eede on Nakedly Examined Music #10.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43879Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:00:28 +0000MariaDemocracy is in peril! So said Tocqueville in 1835 and 1840 when Democracy is America was published, and it's still true now. Democracy is always just one demagogue away from stripping us of our liberties, though certain structural and cultural...Watch the video! End song: "Shot of Democracy" by Cutting Crew. Listen to Mark's interview with singer/songwriter Nick Eede on Nakedly Examined Music #10.]]>5300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-151-edmund-burke-s-conservatism--71750084Nakedly Examined Music #27.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43778Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:00:58 +0000MariaOn Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). What relevance do the concerns of a monarchy-defending aristocrat have for us today? Surprisingly, a lot! The full foursome discuss possible conflicts between freedom, rights, and well-being. What is...Nakedly Examined Music #27.]]>7021falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-bill-bruford-on-nakedly-examined-music-25--71748758nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, where you can subscribe and follow on Facebook. Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford, as rock proved too confining for his rhythmic and tonal creativity.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43773Sun, 06 Nov 2016 01:46:59 +0000MariaNEM now features jazz, hip-hop, classical, folk, and more. Check out all the episodes at http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/, where you can http://feeds.feedburner.com/NakedlyExaminedMusic and https://www.facebook.com/nemusicpodcast/. Bill was the...nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, where you can subscribe and follow on Facebook. Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford, as rock proved too confining for his rhythmic and tonal creativity.]]>4817falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-150-guest-peter-singer-on-famine-affluence-and-morality--71750051www.petersinger.info. End song: "Ann the Word" by Beauty Pill (2015), explored in Nakedly Examined Music #19. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43664Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:52:17 +0000MariaMark and Wes interview perhaps the world's most influential living philosopher, then the full foursome discusses. We discuss his ongoing work rooted in his 1971 essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," about the warped priorities of our consumerist...www.petersinger.info. End song: "Ann the Word" by Beauty Pill (2015), explored in Nakedly Examined Music #19. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  ]]>7669falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-149-plato-s-crito-a-performance-and-discussion--71749808Walter Bobbie and Bill Youmans perform Plato's dialogue in which Socrates awaits his execution. Should Socrates defy the verdict and try to escape the city? Socrates says no; that would be ungrateful to the city whose benefits he's enjoyed. Bill joins the full PEL foursome for a lively discussion. End song: "Fall Away" by Mark Lint and the Fake from the album So Whaddaya Think? (2000). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43602Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:00:27 +0000MariaBroadway stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bobbie and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Youmans perform Plato's dialogue in which Socrates awaits his execution. Should Socrates defy the verdict and try to escape the city? Socrates says...Walter Bobbie and Bill Youmans perform Plato's dialogue in which Socrates awaits his execution. Should Socrates defy the verdict and try to escape the city? Socrates says no; that would be ungrateful to the city whose benefits he's enjoyed. Bill joins the full PEL foursome for a lively discussion. End song: "Fall Away" by Mark Lint and the Fake from the album So Whaddaya Think? (2000). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4881falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-148-aristotle-on-friendship-and-happiness--71750086partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43483Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:00:52 +0000MariaOn the final books 8–10 of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics. What does friendship have to do with ethics? With guest Ana Sandoiu. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7339falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-147-aristotle-on-wisdom-and-incontinence--71750074ep. 5. End song: "I Die Desire" from The MayTricks (1992). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43287Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:00:46 +0000MariaOn the Nichomachean Ethics (ca. 350 BCE), books 6–7. Is intelligence just one thing? Aristotle picks out a number of distinct faculties, some of which are relevant to ethics, and he uses these to explain Plato's puzzle of how someone can clearly see...ep. 5. End song: "I Die Desire" from The MayTricks (1992). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-146-emmanuel-levinas-on-overcoming-solitude--71750083Mark Lint album Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=43061Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:00:27 +0000MariaMore Levinas, working this time through Time and the Other (1948). What is it for a person to exist? What individuates one person from another, making us into selves instead of just part of the causal net of events? Why would someone possibly think...Mark Lint album Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-145-emmanuel-levinas-why-be-ethical--71750078So Chewy (1993). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42838Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:00:11 +0000MariaOn "Ethics as First Philosophy" (1984). More existentialist ethics, with a Jewish twist this time! Seth returns to join Mark and Wes in figuring out how to best leave off all this aggressive "knowing" and other forms of individual self-assertion to...So Chewy (1993). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-144-guest-martha-nussbaum-on-anger--71750091Sean Beeson, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #23. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42616Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:23:58 +0000MariaOn Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice (2016). What role should we allow anger to play in our public life? Should systems of punishment be utilitarian, or should they be retributive? Nussbaum thinks that anger necessarily involves...Sean Beeson, interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #23. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8726falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phi-fic-3-frankenstein-pel-crossover-special--71750121More Phi Fic.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42530Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:00:59 +0000MariaGuest Wes Alwan joins regulars Nathan Hanks, Mary Claire, Daniel St. Pierre, Laura Davis, and Cezary Baraniecki to discuss Mary Shelley's classic novel in this special cross-post from the newest member of the Partially Examined Life podcast network....More Phi Fic.]]>7088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-143-plato-s-sophist-on-lies-categorization-and-non-being--71750080Mark Lint and the Fake from the album So Whaddaya Think? (2000). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42442Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:00:20 +0000MariaOn the later Platonic dialogue. What is a sophist? These were guys in Ancient Greece who taught young people the tools of philosophy and rhetoric. They claimed to teach virtue. In Sophist, "the Eleatic Stranger" (i.e., not Socrates) tries to figure...Mark Lint and the Fake from the album So Whaddaya Think? (2000). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6411falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-142-plato-s-phaedrus-on-love-and-speechmaking--71751977New People, from Might Get It Right (2013). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42290Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:12:29 +0000MariaSocrates hangs out in the country flirting with his buddy Phaedrus. And what is this "Platonic" love? Using the enticement of desire not to rush toward fulfillment, but to get you all excited about talking philosophy. Socrates critiques a speech by...New People, from Might Get It Right (2013). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-141-de-beauvoir-s-existentialism-moral-and-political-dilemmas--71751941 here). Ep. 140 laid out man's "ambiguity," but what does that mean in terms of practical decision making? B. talks about the practical paradoxes of dealing with oppression and what it might mean to respect the individual, given that there's no ultimate, pre-existent moral rulebook to guide us, nothing we can point to to excuse the sacrifice of someone to a "greater good." Become a PEL Citizen to listen to the the Aftershow featuring Beauvoir scholar Jennifer Hansen. End song: "Indiscretion (Mess Things Up)" from the 1993 Mark Lint album Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses.    ]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=42022Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:00:56 +0000MariaMore on The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947), this time on part III. (For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go... here). Ep. 140 laid out man's "ambiguity," but what does that mean in terms of practical decision making? B. talks about the practical paradoxes of dealing with oppression and what it might mean to respect the individual, given that there's no ultimate, pre-existent moral rulebook to guide us, nothing we can point to to excuse the sacrifice of someone to a "greater good." Become a PEL Citizen to listen to the the Aftershow featuring Beauvoir scholar Jennifer Hansen. End song: "Indiscretion (Mess Things Up)" from the 1993 Mark Lint album Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses.    ]]>6679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-140-de-beauvoir-on-the-ambiguous-human-condition--71751961 here. We return to existentialism! Instead of describing our predicament as "absurd," de Beauvoir prefers "ambiguous": We are a biological organism in the world, yet we're also free consciousness transcending the given situation. Truly coming to terms with this freedom means not only understanding that you transcend any label, but also recognizing that your freedom requires the freedom of others. The full foursome discuss whether this attempt to ground an existentialist ethics works. End song: "Reasonably Lonely," by Mark Lint.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=41773Mon, 30 May 2016 12:00:31 +0000MariaOn The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947), parts I and II. For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-of-simone-de-beauvoir-s-ethics-of-ambiguity/. We return to existentialism! Instead of describing our predicament... here. We return to existentialism! Instead of describing our predicament as "absurd," de Beauvoir prefers "ambiguous": We are a biological organism in the world, yet we're also free consciousness transcending the given situation. Truly coming to terms with this freedom means not only understanding that you transcend any label, but also recognizing that your freedom requires the freedom of others. The full foursome discuss whether this attempt to ground an existentialist ethics works. End song: "Reasonably Lonely," by Mark Lint.]]>7776falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-139-bell-hooks-on-racism-sexism--71751939Myisha Cherry, host of the UnMute Podcast. End song: "Stories" by Mark Lint and Steve Petrinko (2011).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=41510Mon, 09 May 2016 12:00:51 +0000MariaOn Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (1981) and Black Looks: Race and Representation (1992, Intro, Ch. 3, 11). How do these pernicious forces interact? hooks describes black women as having been excluded from both mainstream historical...Myisha Cherry, host of the UnMute Podcast. End song: "Stories" by Mark Lint and Steve Petrinko (2011).]]>6930falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-guest-john-searle-on-perception--71751923Happy Songs Will Bring You Down (1994). We interview John about Seeing Things As They Are (2015). What is perception? Searle says that it's not a matter of seeing a representation, which is then related to things in the real world. We see the actual objects, with no mediation. But then how can there be illusions? Well, it's complicated, but not too complicated, just some funny terminology that this episode will teach you.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=41316Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:00:45 +0000MariaWe interview John about Seeing Things As They Are (2015). What is perception? Searle says that it's not a matter of seeing a representation, which is then related to things in the real world. We see the actual objects, with no mediation. But then how...Happy Songs Will Bring You Down (1994). We interview John about Seeing Things As They Are (2015). What is perception? Searle says that it's not a matter of seeing a representation, which is then related to things in the real world. We see the actual objects, with no mediation. But then how can there be illusions? Well, it's complicated, but not too complicated, just some funny terminology that this episode will teach you.]]>6863falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-bourdieu-on-the-tastes-of-social-classes--71751970Too Much Joy and recent guest on Mark's Nakedly Examined Music podcast #8.  End song: "When She Took Off Her Shirt" from Tim's band Wonderlick's Topless At The Arco Arena (2005).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=41141Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:00:02 +0000MariaOn Pierre Bourdieu's Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (1979), introduction, ch 1 through p. 63, conclusion, and postscript. How do our tastes in music, art, and everything else reflect our social position? This philosophically...Too Much Joy and recent guest on Mark's Nakedly Examined Music podcast #8.  End song: "When She Took Off Her Shirt" from Tim's band Wonderlick's Topless At The Arco Arena (2005).]]>7815truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-adorno-on-the-culture-industry--71751960The MayTricks.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=40933Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:00:59 +0000MariaOn Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer's "The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception" from Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944), plus Adorno's "Culture Industry Reconsidered" (1963). How does the entertainment industry affect us? Adorno (armed...The MayTricks.]]>7696truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-hegel-on-the-logic-of-basic-metaphysical-concepts--71751964ep. 134. PEL Citizens can listen to the Aftershow. End song: "Flow" by Gary Lucas and Mark Lint. Listen to Gary interviewed about this instrumental on Nakedly Examined Music #7.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=40711Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:00:16 +0000MariaA whole second discussion on G.F.W. Hegel's Encyclopedia Logic, hitting sections 78–99 on the dialectic and Understanding vs. Reason. Hegel thinks we can use Reason to objectively come up with basic metaphysical categories, but can we really? With...ep. 134. PEL Citizens can listen to the Aftershow. End song: "Flow" by Gary Lucas and Mark Lint. Listen to Gary interviewed about this instrumental on Nakedly Examined Music #7.]]>7224falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-hegel-on-thought-world-or-logic--71751945Happy Songs Will Bring You Down (1994). Hear Mark interview Steve on Nakedly Examined Music.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=40480Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:00:50 +0000MariaOn G.F.W. Hegel's The Science of Logic (1812–1816), §1–§129 and The Encyclopaedia Logic (1817) §1–§25. "Logic" for Hegel is about how thought interacts with the world. Our thoughts about fundamental metaphysical categories bear the same relations to...Happy Songs Will Bring You Down (1994). Hear Mark interview Steve on Nakedly Examined Music.]]>7147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pel-special-nakedly-examined-music-1-with-david-lowery--71751904nakedlyexaminedmusic.com or find it via iTunes. Mark interviews songwriters about why and how they do what they do. Think of it as applied philosophy. Four episodes are now posted; this cross-post of our pilot features David Lowery of Camper van Beethoven and Cracker talking through three of his songs. He's as well-spoken and full of ideas as many a decent philosopher, so sit back and turn on your active listening function!]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=40334Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:36:46 +0000MariaWelcome to Nakedly Examined Music, our first spin-off of PEL. Hear more at http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com or find it via https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nakedly-examined-music/id1076953601?mt=2. Mark interviews songwriters about why and how they...nakedlyexaminedmusic.com or find it via iTunes. Mark interviews songwriters about why and how they do what they do. Think of it as applied philosophy. Four episodes are now posted; this cross-post of our pilot features David Lowery of Camper van Beethoven and Cracker talking through three of his songs. He's as well-spoken and full of ideas as many a decent philosopher, so sit back and turn on your active listening function!]]>4625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-erich-fromm-on-love-as-an-art--71751916Mark Lint.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=40102Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:00:38 +0000MariaOn Fromm's The Art of Loving (1956). What is love, really? This psychoanalyst of the Frankfurt school thinks that real love is not something one "falls" into, but is an art, an activity, and doing it well requires a disciplined openness and...Mark Lint.]]>6760falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-living-stoically-with-seneca-and-massimo--71751967Massimo Pigliucci of the How to Be a Stoic blog, who for a long time was on the Rationally Speaking podcast. How can one most profitably interpret weird-sounding Stoic recommendations about the emotions and about following nature? End song: "I Lose Control" by The MayTricks from So Chewy! (1993).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39875Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:00:27 +0000MariaOn selected "moral epistles" (from around 65 CE) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca: 4. On the Terrors of Death, 12. On Old Age, 49. On the Shortness of Life, 59. On Pleasure and Joy, 62. On Good Company, 92. On the Happy Life, 96. On Facing Hardship, and 116....Massimo Pigliucci of the How to Be a Stoic blog, who for a long time was on the Rationally Speaking podcast. How can one most profitably interpret weird-sounding Stoic recommendations about the emotions and about following nature? End song: "I Lose Control" by The MayTricks from So Chewy! (1993).]]>7474falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-aristotle-s-de-anima-what-is-the-mind--71751952ep. 130 and includes a preview of the Aftershow featuring Rebecca Goldner. End song: "Wonderful You" (live 2001) by Mark Lint.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39710Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000MariaOur second discussion of De Anima or On the Soul (350 BCE), this time on book 3. What is the intellect? We talk about its highest part/function: nous, which is a "form of forms," literally nothing until it thinks, survives death and is not actually...ep. 130 and includes a preview of the Aftershow featuring Rebecca Goldner. End song: "Wonderful You" (live 2001) by Mark Lint.]]>7227truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-aristotle-s-de-anima-what-is-life--71751938Mark Lint from Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses (1993).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39523Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:00:41 +0000MariaOn De Anima or On the Soul (350 BCE), books 1 and 2, after some listener mail. What can this ancient text tell us about biological life? What counts as a scientific explanation? A. describes life as "the first actuality of a natural body which has...Mark Lint from Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses (1993).]]>7105truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-special-2015-mark-lint-s-songs-from-the-partially-examined-life-with-many-guest-greetings--71751968you can own, along with the 2016 PEL wall calendar.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39493Thu, 24 Dec 2015 06:44:35 +0000MariaMark is joined by numerous previous guests to catch up and engage the musical part of PEL's past episodes by introducing and playing the entirety of Mark Lint's "Songs from the Partially Examined Life," which...you can own, along with the 2016 PEL wall calendar.]]>7649truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-129-is-faith-rational--71751976Christian Humanist podcast) and Rob Dyer (God Complex Radio) join Mark and Wes for to discuss the reasonableness of religious belief reading Antony Flew's "The Presumption of Atheism," Norwood Russell Hanson's "The Agnostic's Dilemma," Steven Cahn's "The Irrelevance of Proof to Religion," Alvin Plantinga's "Is Belief in God Properly Basic?" Merold Westphal's "Sin and Reason," Basil Mitchell's "Faith and Criticism," Peter van Inwagen's "Clifford's Principle," William Alston's "Experience in Religious Belief," Richard Swinburne's "The Voluntariness of Faith" and "The World and Its Order," and Paul Helm's "Faith and Merit." Read synopses of all these at partiallyexaminedlife.com. End song: "Let Us Meet" by Mark Lint, setting an old poem by Kim Casey Linsenmayer.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39328Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:00:10 +0000MariaNathan Gilmour (http://www.christianhumanist.org/ podcast) and Rob Dyer (http://godcomplexradio.com/) join Mark and Wes for to discuss the reasonableness of religious belief reading Antony Flew's "The Presumption of Atheism," Norwood Russell Hanson's...Christian Humanist podcast) and Rob Dyer (God Complex Radio) join Mark and Wes for to discuss the reasonableness of religious belief reading Antony Flew's "The Presumption of Atheism," Norwood Russell Hanson's "The Agnostic's Dilemma," Steven Cahn's "The Irrelevance of Proof to Religion," Alvin Plantinga's "Is Belief in God Properly Basic?" Merold Westphal's "Sin and Reason," Basil Mitchell's "Faith and Criticism," Peter van Inwagen's "Clifford's Principle," William Alston's "Experience in Religious Belief," Richard Swinburne's "The Voluntariness of Faith" and "The World and Its Order," and Paul Helm's "Faith and Merit." Read synopses of all these at partiallyexaminedlife.com. End song: "Let Us Meet" by Mark Lint, setting an old poem by Kim Casey Linsenmayer.]]>8076falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-128-hilary-putnam-on-linguistic-meaning--71751966Mark Lint & the Madison Lint Ensemble (2004, finished now).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=39140Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:00:23 +0000MariaOn "The Meaning of Meaning" (1975). If meaning is not a matter of having a description in your head, then what is it? Hilary Putnam reformulates Kripke's insight (from #126) in terms of Twin Earths: Earthers with H20 and Twin Earthers with a substance...Mark Lint & the Madison Lint Ensemble (2004, finished now).]]>7426truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-127-john-dewey-on-experience-and-the-world--71751985So Chewy! (1993).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=38945Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:00:10 +0000MariaOn Experience and Nature (1925), through ch. 4. What's the relationship between our experience and the world that science investigates? Dewey thinks that these are one and the same, and philosophies that call some part of it (like atoms or Platonic...So Chewy! (1993).]]>8398truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-126-saul-kripke-on-possibilities-language-science--71751978Mark Lint.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=38727Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:00:24 +0000MariaOn Naming and Necessity (1980). What's the relationship between language and the world? Specifically, what makes a name or a class term pick out the person or things that it does? Saul Kripke wanted to correct the dominant view of his time (which...Mark Lint.]]>8349falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-school-digest-asimov-camus-jaspers-brecht-peirce-historical-jesus--71751909745eda2117a73747d80c76d6fd3ec265Sun, 25 Oct 2015 00:56:37 +0000MariaOn Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question," Albert Camus's "The Fall," Karl Jaspers's "Truth and Symbol," C.S. Peirce's "The Fixation of Belief," Bertold Brecht's "Theatre for Pleasure or Theatre for Instruction," and Thomas Sheehan's Stanford lectures on...5292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-125-hannah-arendt-on-the-political-private--71751959live at the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Conference.  End song: "Space" by Mark Lint from The Cheese Stands Alone. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=38007Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:00:27 +0000MariaOn The Human Condition (1958), Prologue and Sections 1 and 2. How has our distinction between the private and public evolved over time? Arendt uses this history, and chiefly the differences between our time and ancient Athens, to launch a critique of...live at the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Conference.  End song: "Space" by Mark Lint from The Cheese Stands Alone. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7270truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-with-the-partially-examined-life-pittsburgh-9-25-15--71751900http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=37798Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:00:40 +0000MariaWhat is it like to do philosophy in public? As prelude to our ep. 125 appearance at the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network Conference on theory and public space, Mark, Seth, Wes, and Dylan sat down for questions by moderator Erica Freeman,...3149truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-124-the-stoic-life-with-epictetus--71751951Mark Lint from Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses (1993). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=37580Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:55:07 +0000MariaOn the Manual of Epictetus, aka The Enchiridion (135 CE). What's a wise strategy for life? Stoicism says that the secret is mastering yourself. Nothing external can break your spirit unless you let it. So, how weird and misguided is that advice? With...Mark Lint from Spanish Armada: Songs of Love and Related Neuroses (1993). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7728truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-123-economics-with-hayek-and-sen-intro-by-seth-benzell--71751982Seth Benzell, who starts us off with a "precognition" of the material. End song: "People Who Throw Away Love" by Mark Lint from The Cheese Stands Alone. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=37283Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:00:29 +0000MariaOn F.A. Hayek's "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945) and Amartya Sen's On Ethics and Economics (1987). Is economics a pseudoscience? Are its assumptions by necessity too over-simplifying? Hayek objects to the idea of planning an economy, because...Seth Benzell, who starts us off with a "precognition" of the material. End song: "People Who Throw Away Love" by Mark Lint from The Cheese Stands Alone. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8240truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-121-122-aftershow-on-augustine-feat-james-wetzel--71751763partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=37311Mon, 07 Sep 2015 02:37:42 +0000MariaHaven't had enough Augustine? Danny Lobell and Wes Alwan welcome Augustine scholar James Wetzel and PEL Citizens Terra Leigh Bell, Amogh Sahu, and Scott Anderson to discuss our Augustine episodes, covering humility, love, desire, grief, sex, misogyny,...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5830truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-122-augustine-on-mind-and-metaphysics--71751974Plato's theory of recollection) all legitimate knowledge. It's our route to God, to real Being. Mark, Wes, and Dylan also discuss time, language, knowledge, the existence of evil, and more. This continues our discussion from ep. 121. Listen to the Aftershow featuring James Wetzel! End song: "The Past Is Not Real" by Mark Lint from Songs from the Partially Examined Life. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=36728Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:00:31 +0000MariaYet more on The Confessions, now on books 10–13. What is memory and how does it relate to time and being? Augustine thinks that memory is a storehouse, but it contains not just the sensations we put in it, but also (à la...Plato's theory of recollection) all legitimate knowledge. It's our route to God, to real Being. Mark, Wes, and Dylan also discuss time, language, knowledge, the existence of evil, and more. This continues our discussion from ep. 121. Listen to the Aftershow featuring James Wetzel! End song: "The Past Is Not Real" by Mark Lint from Songs from the Partially Examined Life. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>8166truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-123-economics-f-a-hayek-and-amartya-sen--71751817http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=36651Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:25:16 +0000MariaGuest Seth Benzell outlines Hayek's "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945) and Sen's On Ethics and Economics (1987).817truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-121-augustine-on-being-good--71751949New People, from Impossible Things (2011). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=36505Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:00:43 +0000MariaOn The Confessions (400 CE), books 1–9. The question is not "What is virtue?" because knowing what virtue is isn't enough. The problem, for Aurelius Augustinus, aka St. Augustine of Hippo, is doing what you know to be right. End song: "I Still Want"...New People, from Impossible Things (2011). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7613truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-119-aftershow-premium-on-nietzsche-feat-greg-sadler--71751822Dr. Gregory B. Sadler, David Buchanan, Erik Weissengruber, Tom Kirdas, Ken Presting, and Bill Coe. Recorded July 26, 2015. This is the first 15 minutes of a two-hour conversation, available in full to PEL Citizens or free on our YouTube page.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=36443Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:40:18 +0000MariaSeth Paskin and Danny Lobell were joined by https://www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler, David Buchanan, Erik Weissengruber, Tom Kirdas, Ken Presting, and Bill Coe. Recorded July 26, 2015. This is the first 15 minutes of a two-hour conversation, available...Dr. Gregory B. Sadler, David Buchanan, Erik Weissengruber, Tom Kirdas, Ken Presting, and Bill Coe. Recorded July 26, 2015. This is the first 15 minutes of a two-hour conversation, available in full to PEL Citizens or free on our YouTube page.]]>1098truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-a-history-of-will-with-guest-eva-brann--71751922Songs from the Partially Examined Life. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=36027Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:00:04 +0000MariaWe discuss Un-Willing: An Inquiry into the Rise of Will's Power and an Attempt to Undo It (2014) with the author, covering Socrates, Augustine, Aquinas, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre, compatibilism, the neurologists' critque of free will, and more. End...Songs from the Partially Examined Life. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6226falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-118-aftershow-premium-on-songwriting-feat-ex-camper-chris-molla--71751818our songwriting episode. Featuring a third (ex-) member of Camper Van Beethoven, plus Chase Fiorenza, Mike Wilson, Maxx Bartko, Danny Lobell, Mark Linsenmayer, and (not heard on this preview) Adrian Cho and Fischerspooner's Warren Fischer. We discuss authenticity, the state of the music biz, humor in music, and more.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=35992Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:55:02 +0000MariaA highlight from our musician-packed breakdown of http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/06/29/ep118-music-camper-van-beethoven/. Featuring a third (ex-) member of Camper Van Beethoven, plus Chase Fiorenza, Mike Wilson, Maxx Bartko, Danny Lobell, Mark...our songwriting episode. Featuring a third (ex-) member of Camper Van Beethoven, plus Chase Fiorenza, Mike Wilson, Maxx Bartko, Danny Lobell, Mark Linsenmayer, and (not heard on this preview) Adrian Cho and Fischerspooner's Warren Fischer. We discuss authenticity, the state of the music biz, humor in music, and more.]]>1149truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-119-nietzsche-on-tragedy-and-the-psychology-of-art--71751992Aftershow feat. Greg Sadler. End song: "Some Act" by Mark Lint and the Fake from "So Whaddaya Think?" (2000).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=35487Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:13:43 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy (1872). Nietzsche thought that you could tell how vital or decadent a civilization was by its art, and said that ancient Greek tragedy was so great because it was a perfect synthesis of something highly...Aftershow feat. Greg Sadler. End song: "Some Act" by Mark Lint and the Fake from "So Whaddaya Think?" (2000).]]>10003truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-117-aftershow-premium-on-antigone-with-danny-lobell--71751803http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=35101Sun, 05 Jul 2015 16:23:17 +0000MariaListen to or watch the Aftershow for Episode 117 on Antigone, with Danny Lobell, Wes Alwan, and a bunch of PEL listeners like you. Also, learn about our new Citizen feed: get the full Aftershow delivered right to your smartphone!1138truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-118-the-musical-life-with-guests-from-camper-van-beethoven--71751950Nakedly Examined Music podcast. Includes a preview of the Aftershow featuring more musicians including ex-Camper Chris Molla. End songs: "The Bastards Never Show Themselves" by the Monks of Doom and Mike Wilson's "RG." Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=35056Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:00:30 +0000MariaVictor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel join Mark and Wes to discuss songwriting and authenticity in the age of Internet consumerism. This episode prefigured Mark's http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Includes a preview of the...Nakedly Examined Music podcast. Includes a preview of the Aftershow featuring more musicians including ex-Camper Chris Molla. End songs: "The Bastards Never Show Themselves" by the Monks of Doom and Mike Wilson's "RG." Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6963truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117-discussing-sophocles-s-antigone--71751954performed with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza. End song: "Woe Is Me" (live, 2002) by Madison Lint. Features a preview of the Aftershow, feat. Wes and host Danny Lobell. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=34756Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:00:07 +0000MariaPhilosophically considering the ancient Greek tragedy, which we also http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/06/08/antigone-lucy-lawless-paul-provenza/. End song: "Woe Is Me" (live, 2002) by https://marklint.bandcamp.com/album/madison-lint-2001-2004....performed with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza. End song: "Woe Is Me" (live, 2002) by Madison Lint. Features a preview of the Aftershow, feat. Wes and host Danny Lobell. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7098truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/antigone-read-by-pel-with-lucy-lawless-and-paul-provenza--71751915PEL Citizens can get an ad-free, extended version. End song: "Antigone (Choragos Speaks)" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=34584Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:14:15 +0000MariaAn unrehearsed, fun read-through of the Greek Tragedy from 441 BCE, plus some discussion with the cast of Greek drama, our selected translation, and other stuff. Enjoy! http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/06/07/antigone-lucy-lawless/. End song:...PEL Citizens can get an ad-free, extended version. End song: "Antigone (Choragos Speaks)" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>5181truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-116-freud-on-dreams--71751986https://www.philosophysummaries.com. After you listen to this, check out the Aftershow. End song: "Sleep" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=34100Mon, 25 May 2015 11:05:26 +0000MariaOn Sigmund Freud's On Dreams (1902) and other stuff. Are dreams just random, or our best key to understanding the mind? For Wes Alwan's Freud summaries, go here: https://www.philosophysummaries.com/. After you listen to this, check out the...https://www.philosophysummaries.com. After you listen to this, check out the Aftershow. End song: "Sleep" by Mark Lint. Read about it.]]>8754truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-115-schopenhauer-on-music-with-guest-jonathan-segel--71751979http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=33697Mon, 11 May 2015 13:52:07 +0000MariaThe Camper Van Beethoven violinist/composer/multi-instrumentalist joins us to discuss The World as Will and Representation, book 3 selections.8164truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-114-schopenhauer-the-world-is-will--71751972http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=33243Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:57:49 +0000MariaOn The World As Will and Representation (1818), book 2. The world is a blind, striving force!7875truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-113-jesus-s-parables--71751990http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=32863Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:33:34 +0000MariaInterpreting the Parables using texts from Paul Ricoeur, John Dominic Crossan, Paul Tillich, et al, with guest Law Ware.8708truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-112-ricoeur-on-interpreting-religion--71751969http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=32362Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:56:30 +0000MariaOn Paul Ricoeur's "The Critique of Religion" and "The Language of Faith" (1973), with guest Law Ware. How can we apply hermeneutics to the Bible?7784truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-gadamer-s-hermeneutics-how-to-interpret--71751989http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=32077Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:05:23 +0000MariaOn Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method (1960, ch. 4), "Aesthetics and Hermeneutics" (1964), "The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem" (1966), and "Hermeneutics as Practical Philosophy" (1972).8571truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/close-reading-premium-of-heidegger-on-truth--71751809bonus recording. Citizens, log in and listen now.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31957Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:11:24 +0000MariaMark and Seth go line-by-line through the first half of "On the Essence of Truth" to help you understand Heidegger's language. This is a 17-min preview of a 2 hr, 37-min...bonus recording. Citizens, log in and listen now.]]>1049truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-110-aftershow-premium-with-stephen-west--71751802log in and listen to the Aftershow on Whitehead featuring Dylan Casey and David Buchanan. Everyone can listen to the first chunk of the discussion now.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31929Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:28:38 +0000MariaStephen West returns: Citizens should http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/02/15/ep110-aftershow/ the Aftershow on Whitehead featuring Dylan Casey and David Buchanan. Everyone can listen to the first chunk of the discussion now.log in and listen to the Aftershow on Whitehead featuring Dylan Casey and David Buchanan. Everyone can listen to the first chunk of the discussion now.]]>1192truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/close-reading-premium-of-kant-on-the-sublime--71751815bonus recording. Citizens, log in and listen now.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31268Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:40:17 +0000MariaMark and Wes go line-by-line through a chunk of the Critique of Judgment to help you feel confident decoding Kant and other difficult texts. This is a 13-min preview of a 72-min...bonus recording. Citizens, log in and listen now.]]>872truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-alfred-north-whitehead-what-is-nature--71751987http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31522Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:19:19 +0000MariaOn The Concept of Nature (1920). Nature, i.e. the object of our experience, is events, not things, ya dig?8295truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-110-whitehead--71751808http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31307Sun, 01 Feb 2015 22:16:43 +0000MariaMark Linsenmayer outlines Alfred North Whitehead's book The Concept of Nature (1920)845truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-109-aftershow-premium-with-stephen-west--71751821http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31494Sat, 31 Jan 2015 06:50:23 +0000MariaThe first chunk of our new after-the-episode discussion, featuring Stephen West from Philosophize This! and Mark Linsenmayer. This is a 20-min preview of a 72-min discussion that can be found in full on our Free Stuff for Citizens page.1277truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-jaspers-s-existentialism-with-guest-paul-provenza--71751965Paul Provenza]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=31313Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:55:01 +0000MariaOn Karl Jaspers's "On My Philosophy" (1941), featuring comedian/actor/director/author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_ProvenzaPaul Provenza]]>7376truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-109-karl-jaspers--71751820http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30953Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:16:16 +0000MariaMark Linsenmayer introduces Karl Jaspers's existentialist tract, "On My Philosophy." (1941)685truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-dangers-of-a-i-with-guest-nick-bostrom--71751919http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30984Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:26:25 +0000MariaOn Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, and Strategies (2014) with the author. What can we predict about, and how can we control in advance, the motivations of the entity likely to result from eventual advances in machine learning? Also with guest Luke...6218truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-edmund-burke-on-the-sublime--71751981http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30792Sat, 20 Dec 2014 03:18:49 +0000MariaOn A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, where young Burke lays out our knee-jerk aesthetic reactions, including those to scary things at a safe distance. With guest Amir Zaki.8187truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-ep-107-the-12-interminable-days-of-xmas-a-musical-extravaganza--71751905http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30779Sat, 20 Dec 2014 02:45:50 +0000MariaMark Lint and the PEL Orchestra present the longest, slowest, biggest, fattest, most surreal Christmas carol ever.5345truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-pyrrhonian-skepticism-according-to-sextus-empiricus--71751953http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30487Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:01:28 +0000MariaOn "Outlines of Pyrrhonism" from 200 C.E. Can you live while suspending judgment about all non-everyday matters? WIth guest Jessica Berry.7005truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-kant-what-is-beauty--71751975http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30339Sat, 15 Nov 2014 05:48:11 +0000MariaOn Critique of Judgment (1790), Part I, Book I. What is beauty? Disinterested pleasure!7259truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-robert-nozick-s-libertarianism--71751963http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30149Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:34:55 +0000MariaOn Anarchy, State & Utopia (1974), ch. 1-3 and 7. What are the moral limits on government power? No redistributive taxation, suckah! With guest Stephen Metcalf.7435truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-104-robert-nozick--71751797http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=29908Sun, 26 Oct 2014 23:59:04 +0000MariaSeth Paskin introduces Anarchy, State, and Utopia about libertarianism and the limits of legitimate government power.754truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-thoreau-on-living-deliberately--71751933http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=30015Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:07:46 +0000MariaOn Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854). Should all true philosophers go live in the woods and seek Truth in nature? Probably YOU should.6473truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-emerson-on-wisdom-and-individuality--71751971http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=29478Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:00:51 +0000MariaOn Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The American Scholar" lecture (1837) and his essays "Self-Reliance" and "Circles" (1841). Be yourself! Don't conform! Realize your oneness with the universe!7668truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-maimonides-on-god--71751924http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=29195Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:16:19 +0000MariaOn Guide for the Perplexed about God's lack of properties, featuring guest comedian Danny Lobell of the Modern Day Philosophers podcast.6138truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-plato-s-symposium-live-celebration--71751991http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28809Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:56:10 +0000MariaOur big live episode (also on video) about love, sex, self-improvement, and ancient Greek pederasty! Featuring a set by Mark Lint, plus Philosophy Bro on Plato's "Apology."8981truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-looking-back-on-100-discussions-and-5-years--71751948http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28765Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:18:03 +0000MariaWhat have we learned? How has our take on the PEL project changed? On the eve before our big ep. 100 live show, we sat down to reflect on what we've been doing here. With guest Daniel Horne.6627truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-guest-michael-sandel-against-market-society--71751913http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28499Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:40:03 +0000MariaInterviewing him on his book "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets" and continuing the discussion of his first book, "Liberalism and the Limits of Justice."5339truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-michael-sandel-on-social-justice-and-the-self--71751932http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28361Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:13:52 +0000MariaOn "Liberalism and the Limits of Justice" (1982) where Sandel critiques Rawls's version of liberalism as based on a bogus picture of us as purely choosing beings.6347truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-oppenheimer-and-the-rhetoric-of-science-advisers--71751957http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28049Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:52:17 +0000MariaDiscussing Lynda Walsh's book "Scientists as Prophets: A Rhetorical Genealogy" (2013) with the author, focusing on Robert J. Oppenheimer.7574truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-96-oppenheimer-s-rhetoric--71751819http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=27170Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:48:16 +0000MariaGuest Lynda Walsh describes her book Scientists as Prophets: A Rhetorical Genealogy, focusing on J. Robert Oppenheimer's conflicted position after WWII as science advisor and anti-nuke spokesman.779truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-godel-on-math--71751930http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=27341Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:44:32 +0000MariaOn two unpublished essays considering the implications of Godel's incompleteness theorems and asserting mathematical realism. With guest Adi Habbu.6669truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-95-godel--71751755http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26871Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:34:33 +0000MariaGuest Adi Habbu lays out Kurt Gödel's famous incompleteness theorems and describes some highlights from "Some Basic Theorems on the Foundations of Mathematics and their Implications" (1951) and "The Modern Development of the Foundations of Mathematics...587truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-schopenhauer-on-reading-writing-and-thinking--71751946http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26875Fri, 23 May 2014 04:38:54 +0000MariaOn Arthur Schopenhauer's essays, "On Authorship and Style," "On Thinking for Oneself," and "On Genius" (all published 1851).6016truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-freedom-and-responsibility-strawson-vs-strawson--71751921http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26558Sat, 03 May 2014 04:35:45 +0000MariaOn P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment" (1960), Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" (1994), and Gary Watson's "Responsibility and the Limits of Evil: Variations on a Strawsonian Theme" (1987). With guest Tamler Sommers.5831truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-93-free-will-via-strawsons--71751796http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26241Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:49:29 +0000MariaGuest Tamler Sommers (from the Very Bad Wizards podcast) summarizes Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" (1994) and his father P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment" (1960).911truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-henri-bergson-on-how-to-do-metaphysics--71751931http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26298Sat, 12 Apr 2014 02:47:08 +0000MariaOn Bergson's "An Introduction to Metaphysics" (1903). With guest Matt Teichman.5952truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-92-henri-bergson--71751813http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=25681Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:16:24 +0000MariaGuest Matt Teichman introduces Bergson's essay "An Introduction to Metaphysics."1000truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-transhumanism-plus-more-on-brin--71751907http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=26065Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:57:34 +0000MariaMore on David Brin's novel Existence, plus Nick Bostrom's essay "Why I Want to Be a Posthuman When I Grow Up" (2006). With guest Brian Casey.5592truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-sci-fi-and-philosophy-with-guest-david-brin--71751917http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=25965Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:21:56 +0000MariaDiscussing David Brin's novel Existence (2012) with the author. Also with guest Brian Casey.5603truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-90-sci-fi-and-philosophy-with-david-brin--71751804http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=34958Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:13:17 +0000MariaIntroductory salvo by Mark Linsenmayer before our interview with author David Brin.504truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-berkeley-only-ideas-exist--71751906http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=25651Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:22:52 +0000MariaOn Bishop George Berkeley's Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous (1713).5683truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-89-berkeley-s-idealism--71751824http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=29894Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:31:34 +0000MariaWes Alwan introduces George Berkeley's Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous.1877truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partially-examined-life-not-school-digest-4-sartre-heidegger-zizek-marx-and-theater--717519034f7bf5de2cb4f636b79b23fcc120d3e5Sat, 01 Mar 2014 02:54:57 +0000MariaExcerpts from discussions on Sartre's Nausea, Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology," Slavoj Zizek's Year of Dreaming Dangerously, Marx and Engels's "Communist Manifesto," Peter Schaffer's play Equus, and Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset...4238falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-88-g-e-m-anscombe-should-we-use-moral-language--71751934http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28043Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:10:24 +0000MariaOn Elizabeth Anscombe's "Modern Moral Philosophy" (1958), Intention sections 22-27 (1957), and "War and Murder" (1961). With guest Philosophy Bro.6464truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-88-g-e-m-anscombe--71751800http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=29897Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:40:32 +0000MariaGuest Philosophy Bro introduces Elizabeth Anscombe's "Modern Moral Philosophy," and Intention sections 22-27.632truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sartre-s-no-exit-read-with-lucy-lawless-jaime-murray--71751912http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=24430Thu, 02 Jan 2014 06:07:02 +0000MariaIn support of our ep. #87 discussing Sartre, the PEL Players present our 2nd annual dramatic reading of a work of philosophical theater.5303truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-sartre-on-freedom-and-self-deception--71751947http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=28035Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:59:27 +0000MariaOn Jean-Paul Sartre's "Existentialism is a Humanism" (1946), "Bad Faith" (pt. 1, ch. 2 of Being & Nothingness, 1943), and his play No Exit (1944).7007truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-87-sartre--71751752http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=24236Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:44:09 +0000MariaMark Linsenmayer lays out some themes from Jean-Paul Sartre's "Existentialism is a Humanism" and the "Bad Faith" chapter (Part 1, Ch. 2) of Being & Nothingness.574truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-thomas-kuhn-on-scientific-progress--71751914http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=24291Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:16:49 +0000MariaOn The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, published mostly in 1962.5326truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-86-thomas-kuhn--71751799http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=18419Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:58:33 +0000MariaDylan Casey lays out Thomas Kuhn's thesis in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.390truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-85-rawls-on-social-justice--71751918http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=18421Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:20:00 +0000MariaOn John Rawls's A Theory of Justice (1971), most of ch. 1-4.6443truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-85-john-rawls--71751807http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=18028Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:55:33 +0000MariaSeth Paskin summarizes the John Rawls's A Theory of Justice.698truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-84-nietzsche-s-gay-science--71751853Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=18085Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:01:54 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nietzsche's The Gay Science (1882, with book 5 added 1887). What is wisdom? Nietzsche gives us an updated take on the Socratic project of challenging your most deeply held beliefs. Challenge not just your belief in God (who's "dead"), but...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>2038falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-follow-up-q-a-with-frithjof-bergmann--71751901http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17957Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:49:24 +0000MariaIn light of our ep. 83, many listeners had questions on Frithjof's social/political/economic proposals for creating a post-job, pro-meaningful-work world.3497truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-new-work-with-guest-frithjof-bergmann--71751925http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17753Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:32:15 +0000Mariaalking with Frithjof Bergmann, Prof. Emeritus from U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor about his book New Work, New Culture (2004, English release coming soon).5477truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-83-new-work--71751816http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17592Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:15:56 +0000MariaAn introduction to and summary of Frithjof Bergmann's New Work, New Culture, read by Mark Linsenmayer.835truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-82-karl-popper-on-science--71751878Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17648Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:28:30 +0000MariaOn Popper's Conjectures and Refutations (1963), the first three essays. What is science, and how is it different than pseudo-science? From philosophy? Is philosophy just pseudo-science, or proto-science, or what? Popper thinks that all legitimate...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1860falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-82-popper--71751823http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17467Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:12:19 +0000MariaA summary of the first three essays in Karl Popper's collection Conjectures and Refutations, read by Dylan Casey.860truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-81-jung-on-the-psyche-and-dreams--71751845Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17492Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:19:55 +0000MariaOn Carl Jung's "Approaching the Unconscious" from Man and His Symbols, written in 1961. What's the structure of the mind? Jung followed Freud in positing an unconscious distinct from the conscious ego, but Jung's picture has the unconscious much more...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1953falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-81-jung--71751811http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17232Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:03:12 +0000MariaAn introduction to Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols, read by Wes Alwan.857truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partially-examined-life-not-school-digest-3-work-blood-meridian-mind-and-heidegger--7175189588dcf0242fe603642e619eaa94bea559Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:45:38 +0000MariaExcerpts of discussions about Frithjof Bergmann's New Work, New Culture, Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian, Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, and Martin Heidegger's...2731falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-80-heidegger-on-our-existential-situation--71751835Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17246Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:16:16 +0000MariaOn Martin Heidegger's "Letter on Humanism" (1949). What's our place in the world? What is it, really, to be human? Heidegger thought that being human hinges on having a proper relationship to Being, which is more basic than particular beings like...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1866falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/precognition-of-ep-80-heidegger--71751810http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=17042Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:13:50 +0000MariaA short summary of Heidegger's "Essay on Humanism," read by Seth Paskin.829truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-pel-ep-79-heraclitus-on-understanding-the-world--71751825Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1c9d3ee6b8c8c520acf4679d0cd359cbMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000MariaEva Brann discusses her book The Logos of Heraclitus (2011). What is the world like, and how can we understand it? Heraclitus thinks that the answer to both questions is found in "the logos."...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1859falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-78-ayn-rand-on-living-rationally--71751866Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=16820Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:53:22 +0000MariaOn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology (1967) and "The Objectivist Ethics" (1961). First Rand grounds everyday human knowledge, largely by dismissing the concerns of other philosophers (even those whom she unknowingly parrots) as absurd....Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1901falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-77-santayana-on-the-appreciation-of-beauty--71751860Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=16635Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:14:06 +0000MariaOn George Santayana's The Sense of Beauty (1896). What are we saying when we call something "beautiful?" Are we pointing out an objective quality that other people (anyone?) can ferret out, or just essentially saying "yay!" without any logic...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1855falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-76-deleuze-on-what-philosophy-is--71751854Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=16449Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:31 +0000MariaOn Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's What Is Philosophy? (1991). How is philosophy different from science and art? What's the relationship between different philosophies? Is better pursued solo, or in a group? Deleuze described philosophy as the...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1975truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-75-lacan-derrida-criticize-poe-s-the-purloined-letter--71751827Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=16280Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:28:46 +0000MariaOn Jacques Lacan's "Seminar on 'The Purloined Letter'" (1956), Jacques Derrida's "The Purveyor of Truth" (1975), and other essays in the collection The Purloined Poe: Lacan, Derrida, and Psychoanalytic Reading. How should philosophers approach...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1997falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-74-jacques-lacan-s-psychology--71751833Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=16162Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:56:35 +0000MariaOn Bruce Fink's The Lacanian Subject (1996) and Lacan's "The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience" (1949). What is the self? Is that the same as the experiencing subject? Lacan says no: while the...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1771truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-73-why-do-philosophy-and-what-is-it--71751841Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15962Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:13:18 +0000MariaMark, Seth, Wes, and Dylan share what drove them into philosophy and keeps them there. How is philosophy different than (or similar to) science? Than religion? Art? The consensus seems that philosophy, to us, is inevitable for the curious. It's just...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1925truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-72-terrorism-with-jonathan-r-white--71751753Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15787Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:26:36 +0000MariaWe're joined by an international terrorism expert to discuss how to define terrorism and whether it can ever be ethical. With readings by Donald Black, J. Angelo Corlett, Igor Primoratz, Karl Heinzen, Bhagat Singh, and Carl von Clausewitz....Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1958falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-71-martin-buber-s-i-and-thou--71751874Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15451Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:02:55 +0000MariaOn Buber's 1923 book about the fundamental human position: As children, and historically, we start fully absorbed in relation with another person (like mom). Before that, we have no self-consciousness, no "self" at all. It's only by having these...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1986truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-70-marx-on-the-human-condition--71751840Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15242Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:51:46 +0000MariaOn Karl Marx's The German Ideology, Part I, an early, unpublished work from 1846. What is human nature? What drives history? How can we improve our situation? Marx thought that fundamentally, you are what you do: you are your job, your means of...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1909truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partially-examined-life-not-school-digest-jan-2013--71751897f852bee1bf1df245b2ce8d14b7d1aa86Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:47:00 +0000MariaExcerpts of discussions about Deleuze & Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus,  an article on emergence called "More Is Different" by Nobel Prize Winning physicist P.W. Anderson, John Searle's Mind: A Brief Introduction, and Italo Calvino's trippy...3060falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-69-plato-on-rhetoric-vs-philosophy--71751870Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15030Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:28:39 +0000MariaOn Plato's Dialogue, "Gorgias" (380 BCE or so). Why philosophize? Isn't it better to know how to persuade people in practical matters, like a successful lawyer or business leader? Plato (via Socrates) thinks that the "art" of rhetoric isn't an art at...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>1978truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-episode-69-pel-players-full-cast-audiobook-of-plato-s-gorgias-part-1--71751911http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=15002Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:16:57 +0000MariaThree podcasters and two listeners join to read Plato's fabulous dialogue.5080truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-68-david-chalmers-interview-on-the-scrutability-of-the-world--71751871Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14874Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:29:23 +0000MariaOn David Chalmers's book Constructing the World (2012). How are all the various truths about the world related to each other? David Chalmers, famous for advocating a scientifically respectable form of brain-consciousness dualism, advocates a framework...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1872falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-school-digest-nov-dec-2012-a-bonus-quasisode--71751834http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14851Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:38:59 +0000MariaExcerpts of discussions about David Chalmers's The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory, Thomas Nagel's Mind and Cosmos, and Paul Auster's City of Glass.1890truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-67-carnap-on-logic-and-science--71751865Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14797Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:01:23 +0000MariaOn Rudolph Carnap's The Logical Structure of the World (1928). What can we know? Carnap thinks that all the various spheres of knowledge are logically interrelated, that you can translate sentences about any of these into sentences about sets of...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1981truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-66-quine-on-linguistic-meaning-and-science--71751836Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14646Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:52:03 +0000MariaOn W.V.O. Quine's "On What There Is" (1948) and "Two Dogmas of Empiricism" (1951). What kind of metaphysics is compatible with science? Quine sees science and philosophy as one and the same enterprise, and he objects to ontologies that include types...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1867truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-two-million-downloads-a-highlights-minisode--71751801http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14521Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:43:37 +0000MariaOur highlight reel in thanks to all you listeners who have brought us to the milestone of approximately two million downloads.476truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-65-the-federalist-papers--71751848Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14416Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:39:51 +0000MariaOn Alexander Hamilton/James Madison's Federalist Papers (1, 10-12, 14-17, 39, 47-51), published as newspaper editorials 1787-8, plus Letters III and IV from Brutus, an Anti-Federalist. What constitutes good government? These founding fathers argued...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1957truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-64-celebrity-with-guest-lucy-lawless--71751850Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=14003Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:14:02 +0000MariaOn Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity by Tom Payne (2010). What's the deal with our f'ed up relationship with celebrities? Payne says that celebrities serve a social need that's equal parts religion and and aggression. TV's...Looking for the full Citizen version?]]>2149truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-63-existentialist-heroes-in-cormac-mccarthy-s-no-country-for-old-men--71751883Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=13664Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:50:15 +0000MariaOn philosophical issues in McCarthy's 2005 novel about guys running around with drug money and shooting each other, and about fiction as a form for exploring philosophical ideas. What can morality mean for people who have witnessed the "death of God,"...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-62-voltaire-s-novel-candide--71751859Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=13377Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:38:22 +0000MariaOn Candide: or, Optimism, the novel by Voltaire (1759). Is life good? Popular Enlightenment philosopher Leibniz argued that it's good by definition. God is perfectly good and all-powerful, so whatever he created must have been as good as it can be; we...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>2189truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-61-nietzsche-on-truth-and-skepticism--71751884Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Get Wes Alwan's guide to Nietzsche's essay here.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=12972Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:11:40 +0000MariaOn Friedrich Nietzsche's "On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense" (1873). What is truth? This essay, written early in Nietzsche's career, is taken by many to make the extreme claim that there is no truth, that all of the "truths" we tell each other are...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Get Wes Alwan's guide to Nietzsche's essay here.]]>1908falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-60-aristotle-what-s-the-best-form-of-government--71751830Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=12631Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:56:24 +0000MariaOn Aristotle's Politics (350 BCE), books 1 (ch 1-2), 3, 4 (ch 1-3), 5 (ch 1-2), 6 (ch 1-6), and 7 (ch. 1-3, 13-15). Aristotle provides both a taxonomy of the types of government, based on observations of numerous constitutions of the states of his...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1992truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-59-alasdair-macintyre-on-moral-justifications--71751829Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=12313Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:43:09 +0000MariaOn Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (1981), mostly ch. 3-7 and 14-17. What justifies ethical claims? MacIntyre claims that no modern attempt to ground ethics has worked, and that's because we've abandoned Aristotle. We see...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1889falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-58-what-grounds-ethical-claims-moore-stevenson-macintyre--71751847Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=11718Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:00:18 +0000MariaOn G.E. Moore's Principia Ethica, ch. 1 (1903); Charles Leslie Stevenson's "The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms" (1937), and Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue, ch. 1-2. Is there such a thing as moral intuition? Is "good" a simple property that we all...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1957falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-57-henri-bergson-on-humor--71751864Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=11576Thu, 31 May 2012 16:25:08 +0000MariaOn Bergson's Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic (1900). What is humor? Bergson says that, fundamentally, we laugh as a form of social corrective when others are slow to adapt to society's demands. Other types of humor are derivative from...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1957truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-56-more-wittgenstein-on-language--71751849Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=11477Tue, 15 May 2012 04:40:19 +0000MariaContinuing discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, Part I, sections 1-33 and 191-360. With guest Philosophy Bro. On "family resemlances" in concepts, dismissing philosophical puzzles as grammatical mistakes, and the private...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1932truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-55-wittgenstein-on-language--71751852Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=11266Wed, 02 May 2012 20:21:01 +0000MariaOn Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, Part I, sections 1-33 and 191-360 (written around 1946). What is linguistic meaning? Wittgenstein argues that it's not some mysterious entity in the mind, but that it is a public matter: you...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>2006truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-54-more-buddhism-and-naturalism--71751872Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=10816Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:40:20 +0000MariaContinuing our discussion of Owen Flanagan's The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized (2011). Are the basic tenets of Buddhism compatible with a respect for science? We talk (eventually) about talk about karma, nirvana, emptiness, no-self, and...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>2066truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-53-buddhism-and-naturalism-with-guest-owen-flanagan--71751842Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=10739Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:11:47 +0000MariaDiscussing The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized (2011) with Owen Flanagan. What philosophical insights can we modern folks with our science and naturalism (i.e. inclination against super-natural explanations) glean from Buddhisim? Flanagan...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>2122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-52-philosophy-and-race-dubois-martin-luther-king-cornel-west--71751843Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=10538Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:50:36 +0000MariaOn W.E.B. DuBois's "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" (1903), Cornel West's "A Genealogy of Modern Racism" (1982), and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) and "The Black Power Defined" (1967), plus Malcolm X's "The Black...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>2014truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-51-semiotics-and-structuralism-saussure-et-al--71751838Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=10334Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:53:51 +0000MariaOn Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics (1916) (Part I and Part II, Ch. 4), Claude Levi-Strauss's "The Structural Study of Myth" (1955), and Jacques Derrida's "Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences" (1966)....Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1617truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-50-pirsig-s-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance--71751858Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=10115Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08:21 +0000MariaOn Robert M. Pirsig's philosophical, autobiographical novel from 1974. What's the relationship between science and values? Pirsig thinks that modern rationality, by insisting on the fundamental distinction between objects (matter) and subjects...Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.]]>1968truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-49-foucault-on-power-and-punishment--71751868http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=9871Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:06 +0000MariaDiscussing Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish (1975), parts 1, 2 and section 3 of part 3. With guest Katie McIntyre.1997truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-48-merleau-ponty-on-perception-and-knowledge--71751889http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=9296Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:15:53 +0000MariaDiscussing Maurice Merleau-Ponty's "Primacy of Perception" (1946) and The World of Perception (1948).2044truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-47-sartre-on-consciousness-and-the-self--71751863http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=9110Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:56:02 +0000MariaDiscussing Jean-Paul Sartre's The Transcendence of the Ego (written in 1934).1919truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-46-plato-on-ethics-religion--71751877http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=8713Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:07:05 +0000MariaDiscussing Plato's "Euthyphro." With guest Matt Evans.1816truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-45-moral-sense-theory-hume-and-smith--71751862http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=8374Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:40:17 +0000MariaDiscussing parts of David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature (1740) and Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759). With guest Getty Lustila.2021truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-44-new-atheist-critiques-of-religion--71751832http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=8068Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:31:52 +0000MariaDiscussing selections from Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel C. Dennett.2009truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-43-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god--71751885http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=7646Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:29:04 +0000MariaDiscussing the arguments by Descartes, St. Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, William Paley, Kant, and others, as analyzed in J.L. Mackie's The Miracle of Theism: Arguments For and Against the Existence of God (1983), chapters 1-3, 5-6, 8, and 11. With guest...1998truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-42-feminists-on-human-nature-and-moral-psychology--71751837http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=7406Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:40:10 +0000MariaDiscussing Charlotte Perkins Gilman's utopian novel Herland (1915) and psychologist Carol Gilligan's In a Different Voice (1983). With guest Azzurra Crispino.1856truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-41-pat-churchland-on-the-neurobiology-of-morality-plus-hume-s-ethics--71751867http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=7078Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:27:52 +0000MariaPatricia Churchland on her new book Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Morality. We also discussed David Hume's ethics as foundational to her work, reading his Treatise on Human Nature (1739), Book III, Part I and his Enquiry Concerning the...2065truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-40-plato-s-republic-what-is-justice--71751851http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=6919Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:55:22 +0000MariaDiscussing The Republic by Plato, primarily books 1 and 2.1911truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-39-schleiermacher-defends-religion--71751893http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=6438Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:53:19 +0000MariaDiscussing Friedrich Schleiermacher's "On Religion; Speeches to its Cultured Despisers" (1799, with notes added 1821), first and second speeches. With guest Daniel Horne.2028truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-38-bertrand-russell-on-math-and-logic--71751880http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=5931Wed, 25 May 2011 14:14:47 +0000MariaDiscussing Russell's Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919), ch. 1-3 and 13-18. With guest Josh Pelton.2036truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-37-locke-on-political-power--71751882http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=5680Fri, 06 May 2011 17:43:07 +0000MariaDiscussing John Locke's Second Treatise on Government (1690). With guest Sabrina Weiss.1858truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-36-more-hegel-on-self-consciousness--71751844http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=5472Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:15:06 +0000MariaPart 2 of our discussion of G.F.W. Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," covering sections 178-230 within section B, "Self-Consciousness."1992truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-35-hegel-on-self-consciousness--71751831http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=5223Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:39:08 +0000MariaOn G.F.W. Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), Part B (aka Ch. 4), "Self-Consciousness," plus recapping the three chapters before that (Part A. "Consciousness"). With guest Tom McDonald.1865truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-34-frege-on-the-logic-of-language--71751856http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=4856Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:30:08 +0000MariaOn Gottlob Frege's "Sense and Reference," "Concept and Object" (both from 1892) and "The Thought" (1918). With guest Matt Teichman.2048truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-33-montaigne-what-is-the-purpose-of-philosophy--71751855http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=4670Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:53:45 +0000MariaDiscussing Michel de Montaigne's Essays: "That to Philosophize is to Learn to Die," "Of Experience," "Of Cannibals," "Of the Education of Children," and "Of Solitude" (all from around 1580) with some discussion of "Apology for Raymond Sebond."1982truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-32-heidegger-what-is-being--71751857http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=4474Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:14:28 +0000MariaDiscussing Martin Heidegger's Being and Time (1927), mostly the intro and ch. 1 and 2 of Part 1.2008truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-31-husserl-s-phenomenology--71751896http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=4152Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:30:24 +0000MariaDiscussing Edmund Husserl's Cartesian Meditations (1931).1950truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-30-schopenhauer-on-explanations-and-knowledge--71751890http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=3621Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:40:54 +0000MariaDiscussing Arthur Schopenhauer's On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, published in 1847 (as an expansion of his doctoral thesis from 1813).2036truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-29-kierkegaard-on-the-self--71751869http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=2973Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:37:48 +0000MariaOn Soren Kierkegaard's "The Sickness Unto Death" (1849). With guest Daniel Horne.1942truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-28-nelson-goodman-on-art-as-epistemology--71751876Jay Bailey.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=2300Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:27:30 +0000MariaDiscussing Goodman's Ways of Worldmaking (1978). With guest painter http://jaybailey.com/.Jay Bailey.]]>1921truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-27-nagarjuna-on-buddhist-emptiness--71751879http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=2106Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:47:23 +0000MariaPrimarily discussing "Reasoning: The Sixty Stanzas" and "Emptiness: The Seventy Stanzas," by the 2nd century Indian Buddhist Nagarjuna. With guest Erik Douglas.1949truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-26-freud-on-the-human-condition--71751892 here).]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1862Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:57:26 +0000MariaDiscussing Freud's Civilization and its Discontents (1930). Get the full episode at partiallyexaminedlife.com. For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go https://www.philosophysummaries.com/p/summary-of-freud-s-civilization-and-its-discontents/). here).]]>1990truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-25-spinoza-on-human-nature--71751894http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1600Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:09:26 +0000MariaDiscussing Spinoza's the Ethics, Books II through V.1960truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-24-spinoza-on-god-and-metaphysics--71751875http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1360Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:51:42 +0000MariaDiscussing Spinoza's Ethics (1677), books 1 and 2.1940truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-23-rousseau-human-nature-vs-culture--71751888http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1155Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:34:12 +0000MariaDiscussing Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse in Inequality (1754) and book 1 of The Social Contract (1762).1954truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-22-more-james-s-pragmatism-is-faith-justified-what-is-truth--71751891http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1055Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:07:54 +0000MariaDiscussing William James's "The Will to Believe".1886truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-21-what-is-the-mind-turing-et-al--71751887http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=1017Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:39:02 +0000MariaDiscussing articles by Alan Turing, Gilbert Ryle, Thomas Nagel, John Searle, and Dan Dennett. With guest Marco Wise.1920truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-20-pragmatism-peirce-and-james--71751861http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=882Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:59:32 +0000MariaOn Pragmatism (1907) by William James and "The Fixation of Belief" (1877) and "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" (1878) by Charles Sanders Peirce.1893truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-19-kant-what-can-we-know--71751873http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=739Fri, 14 May 2010 05:19:10 +0000MariaDiscussing Immanuel Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics (1783). With guest Azzurra Crispino.1904truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-18-plato-what-is-knowledge--71751886http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=683Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:24:39 +0000MariaDiscussing Plato's Theatetus and Meno.2071truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-17-hume-s-empiricism-what-can-we-know--71751846http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=617Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:53:40 +0000MariaOn David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748).1892truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/premium-episode-16-danto-on-art--71751881http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=510Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:07:02 +0000MariaDiscussing three essays by Arthur Danto from The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art (1986): the title essay, "The Appreciation and Interpretation of Works of Art," and "The End of Art."2005truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-hegel-on-history--71751958partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=496Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:15:10 +0000MariaDiscussing G.W.F Hegel's Introduction to the Philosophy of History (1837). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6866truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-machiavelli-on-politics--71751929partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=450Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:26:12 +0000MariaDiscussing Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince (1532) and Ch. 1-20 of The Discourse on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5715truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-what-are-the-metaphysical-implications-of-quantum-physics--71751973partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=392Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:22:17 +0000MariaOn Werner Heisenberg's Physics and Philosophy. Dylan Casey's first appearance (as a guest). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7420truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-chuang-tzu-s-taoism-what-is-wisdom--71751937partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=330Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:08:13 +0000MariaOn the Chuang Tzu, Chapters 2, 3, 6, 18, and 19. With guest Erik Douglas. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6657truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-nietzsche-s-immoralism-what-is-ethics-anyway--71751983partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=302Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:15:22 +0000MariaDiscussing The Genealogy of Morals (mostly the first two essays) and Beyond Good and Evil Ch. 1 (The Prejudices of Philosophers), 5 (Natural History of Morals), and 9 (What is Noble?). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6770truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-kantian-ethics-what-should-we-do--71751980http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=283Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:22:00 +0000MariaDiscussing Fundamental Principles (aka Groundwork) of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785).7546truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-utilitarian-ethics-what-should-we-do--71751962partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=247Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:36:13 +0000MariaDiscussing Jeremy Bentham's An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation chapters 1-5, John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, and Peter Singer's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality." Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>7186truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-wittgenstein-s-tractatus-and-carnap-what-can-we-legitimately-talk-about--71751935partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=217Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:42:37 +0000MariaContinuing last ep's discussion of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus with some Rudolph Carnap from his 1935 book Philosophy and Logical Syntax. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at...partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5951truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-wittgenstein-s-tractatus-what-is-there-and-can-we-talk-about-it--71751936partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=202Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:13:23 +0000MariaDiscussing the beginning (through around 3.1) of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6086truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-leibniz-s-monadology-what-is-there--71751943partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=189Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:36:42 +0000MariaDiscussing Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz's Monadology (1714). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5985truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-aristotle-s-nichomachean-ethics--71751942partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=171Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:14:33 +0000MariaDiscussing Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Books I and II. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6120truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-camus-and-the-absurd--71751927partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=125Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:29:58 +0000MariaDiscussing Camus's "An Absurd Reasoning" and "The Myth of Sisyphus" (1942). Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5881truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-hobbes-s-leviathan-the-social-contract--71751928partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=56Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:51:39 +0000MariaDiscussing Hobbes's Leviathan, Chapters 13-15. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>5938truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-descartes-s-meditations-what-can-we-know--71751940partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=9Thu, 14 May 2009 02:52:36 +0000MariaOn Descartes's Meditations 1 and 2. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>6024truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living--71751955partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=5Wed, 13 May 2009 02:51:38 +0000MariaDiscussing Plato's "Apology." Does studying philosophy make you a better person? No. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.]]>4524truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-0-introduction-to-the-podcast--71751776http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/?p=181Mon, 11 May 2009 17:00:00 +0000MariaWhat are we trying to do here? Why should you bother to listen to us?631falsetrailer