The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Subscribe to get Parts 1 and 2 ad-free, plus a supporter exclusive Part 3 , which you can preview . We continue on Being and Time , now in ch. 2 on what "the world" is in our Being-in-the-World and so what it is for us to encounter objects and how this is different than, e.g. the interaction of two physical objects. Sponsors : Download the Zocdoc app free to find a top rated doctor at Zocdoc.com/P...

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free. We continue on Being and Time (1927), now into ch. 1 (sec. 9) on Existenz and how our way of Being is different than that of the objects of science, and what this means for authenticity and choice. The post Ep. 297: Heidegger on the Human Condition (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Barry hosts Hi-Phi Nation , and his most recent season had a run on David Lewis, America's foremost philosopher of possible worlds.  So we talk about that notion that Hollywood has had so much fun with lately, and then we have fun with it in a couple of variations on a classic diner scene. Cheese salad, anyone? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com . Bill improvises (and teaches) at...

We discuss the appeal of this Julian-Fellowes-penned British historical drama in light of the new film. Is this really "a new era" or just more of the same, and is that bad? Mark is joined by returning guest Jon Lamoreaux (host of The Hustle music podcast), plus a couple: former newscaster Corrinne MacLeod and her husband, the photographer Michael MacLeod. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com . Hear...

Subscribe to get Parts 1 and 2 ad-free plus tons of bonus content. Continuing with our close reading of Being and Time , we talk about why time is the focus of Heidegger's analysis of the human condition, what are phenomena, and so what his phenomenological method looks like and why it must investigate us in our "average everydayness." The post Ep. 296: Heidegger Questions Being (Part Two) first a...

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free. Continuing from our overview in ep. 32 , we do a close reading on selections from the introduction of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to consider Heidegger's Being in relation to Aristotle's Categories, what questioning means, and some of Heidegger's basic terms. The post Ep. 296: Heidegger Questions Being (Part One) first appeared on The Part...

On the novel series and TV show written by James S.A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Mark is joined by fact-checker Al Baker, educator Sabrina Weiss, and voting rights guy /former reality TV editor Colin Cole. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com . Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel . Spon...

chicagoimprovstudio.com . Hear more at philosophyimprov.com . Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff. The post PvI#33: Virtuous Garbage Director w/ Jack Newell first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Subscribe to get Parts 1 and 2 ad-free, plus a supporter exclusive Part 3 , which you can preview . Continuing on Immanuel Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace," we go further into how Kant's politics relate to his ethics and consider his actual policy proposals: each state must be a republic, they should join in a federation, and we all owe each other hospitality as a cosmopolitan right. The post Ep. 29...

Subscribe to get Part 3 of this episode in its entirety. Concluding on W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). We talk more about the attempt to found epistemology on psychology. The post PREVIEW-Ep. 295: Kant on Preventing War (Part Three first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark is joined by rhetorician/educator Michelle Parrinello-Cason, Chris Sunami ( The Pop Culture Philosopher ), and award-winning former journalist Kera Mashek to discuss the recently concluded NBC drama created by Dan Fogelman. Is it just comfort food, or a stark portrayal of diverse human struggles? For more, visit prettymuchpop.com . Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuch...

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus the supporter-only part 3 that will come out next week. On Immanuel Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch" (1795). Do nations have the "right" to go to war? What principles ground just international relations, and are there structures and agreements that we can embrace to prevent prevent future wars? The post Ep. 295: Kant o...

In light of the recent release of Matt Reeves' film The Batman , we consider the strange alternation of darkness and camp that is Batman. Is he even a super hero? What's with his rogues' gallery? What's with DC's anti-world-building? Mark is joined by philosophy prof/NY Times entertainment writer Lawrence Ware , improv comedian/educator Anthony LeBlanc , and Marketing Over Coffee host John J. Wall...

Concluding on W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). We talk more about the attempt to found epistemology on psychology.  If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion , sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support . The post PREVIEW-Ep. 294: Quine on Science vs. Epistemology (Part Three) first appeared on The Partially Exami...

Subscribe to get Parts 1 and 2 ad-free, plus a supporter exclusive Part 3 , which you can preview . Continuing from part one on "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969), we work further through the text, getting into what this new psychology-rooted epistemology might look like and how Quine changed empiricism. Plus, more of us trying to figure out his claims about the indeterminacy of translation. The po...

Babette teaches at Fordham and recently edited the collection " Reading David Hume's 'On The Standard of Taste,' " which Mark made use of for PEL#289 . So, more philosophically beefy than our typical PvI episode, and yet also live and hence unpredictable. Taste it!  Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com . Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com . Hear more at philos...

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus next week's supporter-only part 3. On W.V.O. Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" (1969). What justifies scientific theory? Not theory-free observations, as Quine shows us by considering how we figure out foreign languages. Instead of basing science on epistemology, Quine thought we need to make epistemology part of science. The post Ep. 294:...

Mark is joined by comedian Matty Goldberg ; filmmaker/podcaster Rolando Nieves ; and comedy juggler Josh Casey to discuss the franchise that began in 2000 in light of the new film Jackass Forever. This is perhaps our sole remaining form of popular entertainment that relies on sheer physicality, without the gamesmanship of sports. What's the appeal of this divisive extreme stunt/comedy revue? For m...

In the beginning, Colonel Nicholson seems to be a stickler for principle, willing to die rather than have his officers do menial labor in a Japanese prison camp. In the end, his principles seem to be a cover for personal vanity. He is willing to put his officers to work building a bridge for his enemies, as long as it leaves him with a legacy. “The Bridge on the River Kwai” is a reflection on the...

Continuing on "Situated Knowledges" and other essays with guest Lynda Olman. We try to get at the practical import of Olman's scheme and get further into her use of metaphors and what those mean for her critical stance. If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion , sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support . The post PREVIEW-Ep. 293: Do...

Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode. Listen to a preview . Hear this part ad-free . On "Situated Knowledge" (1988), "A Cyborg Manifesto" (1985), etc. featuring guest Lynda Olman. What is scientific objectivity? Haraway rejects both relativism and traditional, "god's eye" objectivism in favor of a "cyborg" view that looks for alternate ways of seeing and acknowledges the ways that science and t...

We discuss Art Spiegelman's Maus (1980-91) and other war-related graphic novels like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis (2000) and George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy (2019). Mark is joined by comics scholar Vi Burlew , comics blerd / acting coach Anthony LeBlanc, and comedian / graphic novelist Daniel Lobell. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com . Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/p...

Contemplate the difference between signs, symbols, and symptoms. Did our improv scene get Zoom-bombed, or is that just real life intruding? THINK OF THE CHILDREN (eating Doritos)! What flavor of chip is Bill trying to teach today? Why is Brooke sad? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com . Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com . Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv . Support...

Concluding on Susanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key (ch. 8-10). We continue discussing whether and how music is symbolic. Sing along with us! If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion , sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support . The post PREVIEW-Ep. 292: Langer on Symbolic Music (Part Two) first appeared on The Partially Examined...

Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode. Listen to a preview . Hear this part ad-free . On Susanne Langer's Philosophy in a New Key (1942), ch. 8-10. Is music (the supposedly non-representational artform) a language? If it's "expressive," what exactly does it express? The post Ep. 292: Langer on Symbolic Music (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .