The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

On Sigmund Freud's On Dreams (1902) and other stuff. Are dreams just random, or our best key to understanding the mind? After you listen to this, check out the aftershow . End song: "Sleep" by Mark Lint . Read about it. The post Episode 116: Freud on Dreams first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

The Camper Van Beethoven violinist/composer/multi-instrumentalist joins us to discuss The World as Will and Representation , book 3 selections. End song: "(Ever and) Always" by Jonathan Segel from All Attractions (2012). The post Episode 115: Schopenhauer on Music with Guest Jonathan Segel first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On The World As Will and Representation (1818), book 2. The world is a blind, striving force! The post Episode 114: Schopenhauer: “The World Is Will” first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Interpreting the Parables using texts from Paul Ricoeur, John Dominic Crossan, Paul Tillich, et al, with guest Law Ware. The post Episode 113: Jesus’s Parables first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Paul Ricoeur's "The Critique of Religion" and "The Language of Faith" (1973), with guest Law Ware. How can we apply hermeneutics to the Bible? The post Episode 112: Ricoeur on Interpreting Religion first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method (1960, ch. 4), "Aesthetics and Hermeneutics" (1964), "The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem" (1966), and "Hermeneutics as Practical Philosophy" (1972). The post Episode 111: Gadamer’s Hermeneutics: How to Interpret first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark and Seth go line-by-line through the first half of "On the Essence of Truth" to help you understand Heidegger's language. This is a 17-min preview of a 2 hr, 37-min bonus recording . Citizens, log in and listen now. The post Close Reading (Preview) of Heidegger on Truth first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Stephen West returns: Citizens should log in and listen to the Aftershow on Whitehead featuring Dylan Casey and David Buchanan. Everyone can listen to the first chunk of the discussion now. The post Ep. 110 Aftershow (Preview) with Stephen West first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark and Wes go line-by-line through a chunk of the Critique of Judgment to help you feel confident decoding Kant and other difficult texts. This is a 13-min preview of a 72-min bonus recording . Citizens, log in and listen now . The post Close Reading (Preview) of Kant on the Sublime first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On The Concept of Nature (1920). Nature, i.e. the object of our experience, is events, not things, ya dig? The post Episode 110: Alfred North Whitehead: What Is Nature? first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark Linsenmayer outlines Alfred North Whitehead's book The Concept of Nature (1920) The post Precognition of Ep. 110: Whitehead first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

The first chunk of our new after-the-episode discussion, featuring Stephen West from Philosophize This! and Mark Linsenmayer. This is a 20-min preview of a 72-min discussion that can be found in full on our Free Stuff for Citizens page. The post Ep. 109 Aftershow (Preview) with Stephen West first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Karl Jaspers's "On My Philosophy" (1941), featuring comedian/actor/director/author Paul Provenza The post Episode 109: Jaspers’s Existentialism with Guest Paul Provenza first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark Linsenmayer introduces Karl Jaspers's existentialist tract, "On My Philosophy." (1941) The post Precognition of Ep. 109: Karl Jaspers first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, and Strategies (2014) with the author. What can we predict about, and how can we control in advance, the motivations of the entity likely to result from eventual advances in machine learning? Also with guest Luke Muehlhauser. The post Episode 108: Dangers of A.I. with Guest Nick Bostrom first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful , where young Burke lays out our knee-jerk aesthetic reactions, including those to scary things at a safe distance. With guest Amir Zaki. The post Episode 107: Edmund Burke on the Sublime first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Mark Lint and the PEL Orchestra present the longest, slowest, biggest, fattest, most surreal Christmas carol ever. The post Not Ep. 107: The 12 Interminable Days of Xmas: A Musical Extravaganza first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On "Outlines of Pyrrhonism" from 200 C.E. Can you live while suspending judgment about all non-everyday matters? WIth guest Jessica Berry. The post Episode 106: Pyrrhonian Skepticism According to Sextus Empiricus first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Critique of Judgment (1790), Part I, Book I. What is beauty? Disinterested pleasure! The post Episode 105: Kant: What Is Beauty? first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Anarchy, State & Utopia (1974), ch. 1-3 and 7. What are the moral limits on government power? No redistributive taxation, suckah! With guest Stephen Metcalf. The post Episode 104: Robert Nozick’s Libertarianism first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Seth Paskin introduces Anarchy, State, and Utopia about libertarianism and the limits of legitimate government power. The post Precognition of Ep. 104: Robert Nozick first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854). Should all true philosophers go live in the woods and seek Truth in nature? Probably YOU should. The post Episode 103: Thoreau on Living Deliberately first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The American Scholar” lecture (1837) and his essays “Self-Reliance” and “Circles” (1841). Be yourself! Don't conform! Realize your oneness with the universe! The post Episode 102: Emerson on Wisdom and Individuality first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

On Guide for the Perplexed about God's lack of properties, featuring guest comedian Danny Lobell of the Modern Day Philosophers podcast. The post Episode 101: Maimonides on God first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .

Our big live episode (also on video) about love, sex, self-improvement, and ancient Greek pederasty! Featuring a set by Mark Lint, plus Philosophy Bro on Plato's "Apology." The post Episode 100: Plato’s Symposium Live Celebration! first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast .