
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have
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Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part Two)
Continuing to discuss On Certainty, we get deeply in...
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Jan 30 2023 40m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring Wittgenstein's UncertaintyChapter 2 13 mins
The Grounding of Knowledge in PracticeChapter 3 8 mins
Exploring the Legacy of WittgensteinChapter 4 7 mins
The Precociousness of Wittgenstein
PEL Presents PMP#143: Pinocchio the Unfilmable (Yet Frequently Filmed)
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the origina...
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Jan 28 2023 51m
PEL Presents PMP#142: Lyric Literality w/ Dave Philpott
Since 2008, Dave has written cheeky (but actually he...
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Jan 23 2023 58m
Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)
Discussing the notes Ludwig Wittgenstein made at the...
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Jan 23 2023 43m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Certainty in Wittgenstein's UncertaintyChapter 2 12 mins
The Wittgenstein on Moore's ProofChapter 3 7 mins
The Language Game of PhilosophyChapter 4 8 mins
Language GamesChapter 5 6 mins
Language Games in Our Everyday LivesChapter 6 49 sec
How to Be a Good Student
PEL Presents NEM#188: Pat Irwin (Raybeats, B-52s, SUSS) Writes for TV (and Himself)
Pat started in the late '70s New York No Wave scene ...
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Jan 22 2023 1h 6m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Marco's Modern LifeChapter 2 17 mins
The Evolution of a SongChapter 3 12 mins
TalkingShopChapter 4 4 mins
Zappa's Music Career EvolutionChapter 5 17 mins
The Reboots
Ep. 308: Moore's Proof of Mind-Independent Reality (Part Two)
We quickly complete our treatment of G.E. Moore’s "P...
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Jan 16 2023 48m
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #45: Meaningful Road Trips w/ Dee Bradley Baker
Voice actor Dee, who has a background in both improv...
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Jan 13 2023 51m
Ep. 308: Moore's Proof of Mind-Independent Reality (Part One)
On G.E. Moore’s "Proof of the External World" (1939)...
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Jan 9 2023 46m
Chapter 1 6 mins
External WorldChapter 2 5 mins
The Mind-Independence of RealityChapter 3 12 mins
The Proof of the External WorldChapter 4 9 mins
Proof for Existence of External WorldChapter 5 11 mins
Radical RealismChapter 6 1 min
Certainty
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap 2022 Wrap-Up
Recorded by Mark, Wes, and Dylan before our Moore di...
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Jan 8 2023 10m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Sweaty January vs. Dry JanuaryChapter 2 1 min
The Plague, Shakespeare, and Spoilers
PEL Presents NEM#187: Eszter Balint Interprets Her Past
Eszter is an actor/musician, gaining initial fame st...
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Jan 6 2023 1h 11m
Ep. 307: G.E. Moore Defends Common Sense (Part Two)
Continuing on "A Defense of Common Sense" (1925). Mo...
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Jan 2 2023 49m
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Partial Examine LifeChapter 2 12 mins
The Foundationalism of Early Modern ScienceChapter 3 8 mins
The Nature of Material ThingsChapter 4 8 mins
The Ontological Status of Sense DataChapter 5 10 mins
Problems With Directorialism, Indirect Realism, and Dispositional AccountsChapter 6 30 sec
The Future of Bitcoin
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #44: Stand-Up vs. Improv w/ Matty Goldberg
As our first stand-up comedian (albeit one on sabbat...
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Dec 29 2022 58m
Pretty Much Pop #141: Christmas Songs
The PMP A-Team (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) ta...
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Dec 26 2022 1h 14m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Christmas Traditions Around the WorldChapter 2 9 mins
Lowering Standards at ChristmasChapter 3 8 mins
Hip Hop Christmas SongsChapter 4 8 mins
The Significance of Christmas SongsChapter 5 10 mins
The Concept of Christmas SongsChapter 6 6 mins
Cultural Touchstones of 2018Chapter 7 5 mins
What We're RecommendationsChapter 8 4 mins
Critical Role and Actual PlayChapter 9 11 mins
WestworldChapter 10 1 min
Reflecting on the Year
Ep. 307: G.E. Moore Defends Common Sense (Part One)
On "A Defense of Common Sense" (1925), featuring Mar...
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Dec 26 2022 42m
PEL Presents (sub)Text: Pagan Poetics in “Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was an ungainly insurance executive,...
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Dec 25 2022 1h 14m
Chapter 1 7 mins
The Wallace Stevens Poetry DialoguesChapter 2 10 mins
The Complacencies of Sunday MorningChapter 3 9 mins
The Divine WithinChapter 4 9 mins
Job in the CloudsChapter 5 9 mins
The Blood of ParadiseChapter 6 10 mins
Death as the Mother of BeautyChapter 7 7 mins
In Search of ParadiseChapter 8 10 mins
The Concept of Heaven and Hell
PREMIUM-Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part Three)
Concluding on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Or...
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Dec 24 2022 12m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Abortion Is Not Guaranteed by ConstitutionChapter 2 1 min
The Supreme Court and Abortion
Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part Two)
Continuing on Ronald Dworkin's "Unenumerated Rights:...
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Dec 19 2022 52m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Partial Examine LifeChapter 2 14 mins
Judge's Theory of RightsChapter 3 10 mins
Document Loved Ones' Stories With StoryworthChapter 4 12 mins
Dworkin's Argument for Sanctity of Human LifeChapter 5 7 mins
The Difficulty of Being Middle Grounded
PEL Presents NEM#186: Simon Ratcliffe (Basement Jaxx, Village of the Sun): From House Music to Jazz Fusion
Simon has produced programmed dance music since the ...
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Dec 16 2022 1h 17m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Basement Jaxx's "Where's Your Head At"Chapter 2 4 mins
The Creation of the Binkramoses ProjectChapter 3 11 mins
First LightChapter 4 12 mins
Flying by the SunChapter 5 9 mins
Jazz Cheat Concept DiscussionChapter 6 11 mins
The Second SideChapter 7 13 mins
Early Drum and Bass HistoryChapter 8 46 sec
Nakedly Exam Music Podcast
Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part One)
Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to an...
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Dec 12 2022 42m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health ConversationChapter 2 14 mins
The Ought to Be RightChapter 3 8 mins
Consequences of Applying a Legal PrincipleChapter 4 13 mins
The Inherent Value of Life
PREMIUM-Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Three)
To conclude our discussion of Blood Meridian, we tal...
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Dec 10 2022 11m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Spit Reveals the Real YouChapter 2 1 min
The Devil Tempting Violence
Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Two)
Continuing on McCarthy's 1985 novel, we discuss the ...
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Dec 5 2022 50m
Chapter 1 11 mins
War as the Ultimate GameChapter 2 14 mins
The Judge's Rejection of MoralityChapter 3 8 mins
The Morality of WarChapter 4 10 mins
The Dance of LifeChapter 5 4 mins
Agency in the Embrace of Determinism
PEL Presents PMP#139: The Sandman Cometh
We cover the first chunk of Neil Gaiman's 1989 comic...
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Dec 4 2022 47m
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Sandman' Comic by Neil GaimanChapter 2 9 mins
The Backstory of DC's SandmanChapter 3 9 mins
The Escrow Insertion of Matthew the RavenChapter 4 11 mins
The SandmanChapter 5 8 mins
The Devil Is Not BadChapter 6 43 sec
Patreon and Last-Minute Shopping
PEL Presents NEM#185: Bruce Thomas' Bass Lines Before, After, and During the Attractions
Bruce is best known as Elvis Costello's bassist for ...
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Dec 3 2022 1h 1m
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Importance of the Bass PartChapter 2 15 mins
Elvis Costello Song MakingChapter 3 10 mins
Making of Elvis Costello's "Punch the Clock"Chapter 4 15 mins
The Journey of a MusicianChapter 5 1 min
The Making of the Album
Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part One)
On McCarthy's 1985 anti-Western novel, featuring Wes...
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Nov 28 2022 41m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Cormark McCarthy's Blood MeridianChapter 2 4 mins
Nietzsche, Violence, and Human ExistenceChapter 3 8 mins
The Wild WestChapter 4 9 mins
Blood MeridianChapter 5 3 mins
The Gratuitous Violence of WarChapter 6 46 sec
The Depiction of Violence in Film
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap November 2022: Listener Testimonials
We recently put out a call among our supporters for ...
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Nov 27 2022 9m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Importance of Partially Examined LifeChapter 2 2 mins
Multi-Approaches in Education