Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Society EN ↓ 828 episodes

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...

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Author

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

Category

Society

Podcast website

partiallyexaminedlife.com

Latest episode

Oct 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 2: Descartes's Meditations: What Can We Know? 14.05.2009

On Descartes's Meditations 1 and 2. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support .

Episode 1: "The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living." 13.05.2009

Discussing Plato's "Apology." Does studying philosophy make you a better person? No. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support .

Episode 0: Introduction to the Podcast 11.05.2009

What are we trying to do here? Why should you bother to listen to us?

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