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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast Partially Examined Life
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The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.
We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.
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Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part Two)
Continuing 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 fatalism.
Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.
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Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part One)
On 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.
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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.
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PEL Presents PvI#49: Ferrets in Uniform with Cole Nasrallah
On this episode of Philosophy vs. Improv, we talk transcendental idealism and Schopenhauer with Cole, who teaches philosophy at the College of Southern Nevada. Also, the least effective confidential informant!
Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com.
Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com.
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PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap Late March 2023
Mark, Seth, and Dylan talk about what makes for a fitting tribute for those departed, mourning customs, how Daoism has personally affected us, and more.
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Ep. 312: The Dao De Jing on Virtue (Part Two)
Concluding our discussion of the Daodejing with guest Theo Brooks. We cover some more ambiguous cosmological passages and return to political philosophy.
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Your show!!!! Great stuff! Oh please have on my favorite comedic philosophers "Community News with Paul and Sasha". They philosophize about life-big and small- but mostly small and would be a great pairing with you on your show.
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By far the best philosophy podcast on planet earth. How do I know? Trust me kid I just do and things are the way things are for a reason. It won’t do you good to go agains the the grain here or anywhere else for that matter.
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Been a listener for years finally writing a review. One of the best philosophy podcasts out. A lot (but not all) of the episodes are more centered on an individual text or thinker rather than broad issue but I honestly love that. The guys are thorough in their reading of the text while still being fun to listen to. If you enjoy learning about philosophy really can’t recommend it highly enough.