Mark and host Danny Lobell welcome St. Lawrence University's Jennifer Hansen to follow up on our episodes 140 and 141. Was Beauvoir really a Kantian? Do we find her description for founding ethics persuasive? Featuring PEL listeners Luke Johnson (check out his Noetic Project discussions of the book), Alex, Tiffany, Brittany, and Ken. Recorded 6/26/16. Watch on YouTube. Continue Reading …
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Partially Examined Recap: June 2026
June at PEL centered on questions of reason and human understanding, at least philosophically speaking. The month continued the extended engagement with Hegel while also branching into AI, Beckett, fantasy literature, and the evolving Star Wars universe. All this plus new conversations in music and improvisation. Below is a full recap of everything published across the network Continue Reading …
PvI#119: Ms. Philosophy vs. Improv w/ Mary and Jenny
What would PvI be with zero masculine energy? This episode features your usual co-host Mary Hynes and our frequent guest Jennifer Hansen (philosopher at St. Lawrence University). They have a one-on-one 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. There Continue Reading …
PEL Nightcap Early November 2020 (Citizens Only)
Recorded on Oct. 7 as we were prepping for Sun Tzu, we talk about guest dynamics: How did things work with Sandel? How much should we let the author-guest talk? Should we keep them on for part two, or would that be insulting to them if part two is paywalled? If we were to do an episode on trans issues, who should we get as a guest? Contrapoints won't answer our emails, sorry. Continue Reading …
Ep. 235: Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” (Part Two)
More Gender Trouble (1990) with Jennifer Hansen. We get into the metaphysics of substance (are gender and sex attributes that a person has, or is there a better way to describe the situation?), performatives, and what Butler sees as the available mechanisms for changing gender norms. We compare the different views of femininity within male-defined conceptual space according Continue Reading …