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Leibniz Pt. 2 Preview Now on Public Feed, Nightcap about Wokeness Now on Citizen Feed

October 5, 2020 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

Did you like our discussion of Leibniz’s Theodicy? One and all can hear a bit more on the metaphysical status of evil and about the multi-layered character of will. Plus, an extra political Nightcap discussion only for members of our member community.

Combat & Classics Ep. 39: Thucydides Part I with Andrea Radasanu

June 17, 2020 by Brian Wilson Leave a Comment

Jeff and Brian are joined by Dr. Andrea Radasanu, Acting Director of the University Honors Program at Northern Illinois University, to discuss Thucydides “History of the Peloponnesian War,” specifically the Athenian plague and Pericles funeral oration.

Seth will be in Portland January 25th

January 16, 2020 by Seth Paskin Leave a Comment

Burn your draft podcast

Hey folks, Seth here. I’ll be in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, January 25th visiting my undergraduate alma mater – Reed College – talking about a podcast project I’m sponsoring. The event is open to the public and I’d like to invite any PEL fans in the area to swing by. I’d love to meet any listeners and will be happy Continue Reading …

Phi Fic #30 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez Part 2

October 3, 2019 by Laura Davis 1 Comment

We also discuss the themes which Nathan, Laura, Jennifer and Daniel each found to be what resonated most: the circularity of time, memory, loss, humanity, and the caution the novel leaves us with about living life.

What Does It Mean for a Thing to Be “A Thing”?

November 5, 2018 by A Million Little Gods Leave a Comment

Despite its many obvious shortcomings, the human mind is a remarkably productive generator of categories—from the Linnaean system of taxonomy to two drinkers in a bar arguing over India Pale Ales, and indeed the person sitting next to them who complains to the bartender about “hipsters” taking over his favorite bar. This natural proclivity to set out a number of Continue Reading …

To Celebrate Recording 200 Episodes, Mark Partially Examines 10 Bad Reviews

October 21, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 18 Comments

I wanted to remind you if you’re a fan of the podcast to go to the iTunes store and leave us a nice rating or a review. I noticed that we now for the first time have a 4 1/2 star overall average instead of a 5 star one. I think this is not uncommon when one’s exposure gets large Continue Reading …

Updated “Episodes by Topic” and “Upcoming” pages

August 14, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 13 Comments

Have you gotten lost in our 200+ episodes? Don’t quite know where to dive into our back catalog? Due to several people nagging me over email in recent years, I’ve finally updated our Episodes by Topic page to carry us through the present day. This includes new tabs dedicated to the philosophy of language and to psychology, which we’ve now Continue Reading …

On Reactions to Our American Indian Episode

November 24, 2017 by Mark Linsenmayer 22 Comments

Yes, our episode 173 was not perfect. Maybe we can do a follow-up? Maybe you can help make that happen. Or maybe you think it was fine and we should all just move on.

Come See Seth Deliver Keynote at Houston Community College Philosophy and Humanities Conference Nov. 4

October 16, 2016 by Seth Paskin Leave a Comment

Seth Paskin

Seth will speak at the Inaugural Houston Community College Philosophy and Humanities Conference Fri. Nov. 4, 5:30pm in Houston, on “Reason, Memory, Habit and Discourse in the Age of On-Demand Content.” Admission is free, and you should attend. Meet and greet Seth afterwards at the conference reception.

PEL Live Show/Election Special at Brown University on October 27: de Tocqueville and the Problem with Democracy

September 6, 2016 by Wes Alwan 10 Comments

Grab your hats: PEL will be doing a live recording at Brown University on October 27, 2016.

STOICON 2016 – October 15 in Manhattan

August 26, 2016 by Wes Alwan 1 Comment

Wes Alwan will be at STOICON 2016, an annual meeting of people interested in exploring Stoicism as a philosophy of life. You should come too.

Not School Update: August 2016

July 30, 2016 by Brian Wilson Leave a Comment

As the heat of summer is causing me to spend as much time trying to stay cool as is humanly possible (and hopefully you as well, dear reader), we want to let you know about some of the upcoming Not School seminars that you can enjoy whilst pondering some of life’s more existential issues (such as: mojito or bud light lime).

Not School Update for July: Free Montaigne Seminar 7/11

July 4, 2016 by Brian Wilson Leave a Comment

Everybody’s out “America-ing” this weekend, but we want to take a moment from your patriotic revelry to remind you of some of our PEL Not School seminars coming up in July.

Where’s Seth? (And Who Are You?)

April 16, 2016 by Seth Paskin 11 Comments

We recently kicked off a survey to get feedback from you folks about what we are doing well and what you would like to see us improve. We also asked for some demographic and behavioral data to satisfy our corporate sponsor overlords. With typical PEL Citizen and Fan aplomb you responded in numbers to our request. I’d like to share Continue Reading …

New Upcoming Episodes Page!

February 3, 2016 by Mark Linsenmayer 2 Comments

Want to keep up with the reading? Go check out the new page: www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/upcoming, which now and for the foreseeable future will list the readings for future episodes as soon as we’ve got them finalized.

Not School This February

February 2, 2016 by Nathan Hanks Leave a Comment

It’s February! Time to check out the Citizens’ Forum and Not School proposals.

January News for PEL Citizens and Not School

January 2, 2016 by Nathan Hanks Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! Nathan Hanks brings us up to date on January’s Not School offerings for PEL Citizens. And if you’re not a Citizen yet, what better way to start the year than by making a commitment to your intellectual health?

On Power, Knowledge and Wall Calendars

December 23, 2015 by Seth Paskin 1 Comment

Michel Foucault Partially Examined Life Calendar

Avis! The 2016 PEL wall calendar is for sale here. This is no mere concept, rather it is a physical object like your body on which you can inscribe words, images and – if you are creative – power relations. I myself used our galley proof as a canvas for a History of My Sexuality. It was just the right size… This year Continue Reading …

Topic for #129: Is Religious Faith Rational?

December 13, 2015 by Mark Linsenmayer 6 Comments

Nathan Gilmour (Christian Humanist podcast) and Rob Dyer (God Complex Radio) joined Mark and Wes for a wide-ranging discussion on the reasonableness of religious belief, covering short articles by Alvin Plantinga, Antony Flew, Richard Swinburne, and others.

“Songs from the Partially Examined Life” Now Available (CD, mp3)

December 10, 2015 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

A 17-song album featuring the best tracks composed for the end of the podcast is now available as super cheap mp3s or as a gift-optimal CD. Newly mastered, shinier than you remember, better with repeated listens!

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