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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

By: Mark Linsenmayer Wes Alwan Seth Paskin Dylan Casey
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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.© 2024 The Partially Examined Life LLC Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part Two)

    Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part Two)
    Jul 7 2025

    We dive further into the text of lectures 1 and 2 of The Sources of Normativity (1996).

    We give Korsgaard's account of the idea of reflective endorsement through Hume and Bernard Williams to get to her own view. When you come to know the origins of your moral sentiments, do you still stand behind them?

    Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.

    Learn more about Mark's fall online political philosophy class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.

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    49 mins
  • PEL Presents #200: Hollywood Studio Antics (feat. The Studio and Erica Spyres)

    PEL Presents #200: Hollywood Studio Antics (feat. The Studio and Erica Spyres)
    Jul 6 2025

    In immediate reaction to the Apple TV+ Seth Rogan show The Studio, we talk about Hollywood's obsession with itself and how studio dynamics interfere with what exactly we all get to see. Also, what's with the fascination with old Hollywood? What's the appeal of Hollywood gossip?

    Erica our first-season co-host returns to join Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al.

    For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear this ad-free with bonus content at patreon.com/prettymuchpop or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel.

    If you enjoy our show, check out the All the Right Movies podcast.
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    58 mins
  • Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part One)

    Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part One)
    Jun 30 2025

    On The Sources of Normativity (1996), lectures 1 and 2.

    How are facts related to obligations? We don't want to merely explain our moral impulses, but justify them. Korsgaard walks us through the views of Hobbes, Hume, Bernard Williams and others to arrive at her own breed of Kantianism, which we'll lay out in ep. 371.

    Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.

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    48 mins
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