I've mentioned Oxford's Very Short Introductions
-Dylan
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
A Philosophy Podcast and Philosophy Blog
About The Partially Examined Life
The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy 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 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
Become a PEL Citizen!
As a PEL Citizen, you’ll have access to a private social community of philosophers, thinkers, and other partial examiners where you can join or initiate discussion groups dedicated to particular readings, participate in lively forums, arrange online meet-ups for impromptu seminars, and more. PEL Citizens also have free access to podcast transcripts, guided readings, episode guides, PEL music, and other citizen-exclusive material. Click here to join.
Blog Post Categories
- (sub)Text
- Aftershow
- Announcements
- Audiobook
- Book Excerpts
- Citizen Content
- Citizen Document
- Citizen News
- Close Reading
- Combat and Classics
- Constellary Tales
- Exclude from Newsletter
- Featured Ad-Free
- Featured Article
- General Announcements
- Interview
- Letter to the Editor
- Misc. Philosophical Musings
- Nakedly Examined Music Podcast
- Nakedly Self-Examined Music
- NEM Bonus
- Not School Recording
- Not School Report
- Other (i.e. Lesser) Podcasts
- PEL Music
- PEL Nightcap
- PEL's Notes
- Personal Philosophies
- Phi Fic Podcast
- Philosophy vs. Improv
- Podcast Episode (Citizen)
- Podcast Episodes
- Pretty Much Pop
- Reviewage
- Song Self-Exam
- Supporter Exclusive
- Things to Watch
- Vintage Episode (Citizen)
- Web Detritus
I’ve noticed that the distilled summary as a genre of writing is becoming more advanced across the board and split into many nutritious streams. Your “salon” is a major crossroads of this exciting development. Try out Clair Colebrook on Deleuze and also her history of the concept of Irony. I think she would inform your discussions of Plato’s character Socrates a good deal.
Thanks, Emil. I’ll check her work out.
-Dylan
btw, I’ve read the A.C. Grayling on Wittgenstein and it cleared up quite a few things I didn’t understand with regards to this complex man and his relationship to philosophy. I have yet to get used to your three voices, so I don’t yet know who is who when the discussion is going on. I look forward to getting caught up over the next year. I’ve come to philosophy through a circuitous route. Just getting my legs with it so to speak.
Claire is one of the best philosophers in the business tho as often happens in the politics of the academy she is not employed by a philo dept.
you can hear her here:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/cpl2/blogs/digitaldialogue/2011/04/digital-dialogue-47-narrative.html
Clicking on your link to Oxford’s Very Short Introductions, the first item on the list is Nothing: A Very Short Introduction. Clicking on the book image “click to look inside”, we come across this: This page intentionally left blank.
Hmmm, it seems nothing is not nothing after all.
I give a thumbs up to the whole seiries. They are great introductions that leave you wanting more and show you where to get it. The print is sooo small though.
Try the audiobooks. These are invaluable introductions as summaries per se.