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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.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part Two) (opens the original)
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Continuing on Consciousness Explained , ch. 12-14, especially responding to Dennett's discussion of Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" which which gets us in a whole conversation about animal consciousness. What is it like to be any languageless creature? How is the debate relevant to ethical issues? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com . Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.
PEL Presents Closereads: Late Dennett on Consciousness (Part One) (opens the original)
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On "Are We Explaining Consciousness Yet" (2001), an article published with and commenting on papers by psychologists, neurologists, etc. on the state of consciousness studies at the time, featuring his newer metaphor for consciousness, "fame in the brain." Follow along with us . You can choose to watch this on video. Subscribe to Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy ; follow us there via the free tier to get many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get part 2 and everyth
PEL Presents PMP#230: Gettin' Furious (opens the original)
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To begin our new season, we're up to the moment covering the first season of Elizabeth Meriwether's Hulu crime drama Furious , about an abused detective pursuing, and ultimately relating to, an abused revenge killer. The first half is spoiler free! How does this relate to other revenge fantasy films (e.g. Kill Bill ) or other shows where we're supposed to be attracted to a female killer ( Killing Eve )? It it good in the manner of The Wire? We talk a lot about casting, the showrunner, and especi
PEL Presents NEM#260: Jacqui Hunt (Single Gun Theory) Now Master of Her Synth Domain (opens the original)
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Jacqui rose to fame with the Australian electronic dance band Single Gun Theory (three albums '87-'94), did some one-off collaborations, and released her first solo album in 2008. After an album as CiiVE and some solo singles, she's now released her second solo album, Desiderium . We discuss "Planet" and listen at the end to "Cycles" from that new album, plus "Myriad" from Auraphonic (2008), and "The Sea of Core Experience" by Single Gun Theory from Flow, River of My Soul (1994). Intro: "Take Me
PEL Presents PvI#124: Navel Evaluation (Our Season 5 Finale) (opens the original)
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We wrap up Mary's first year with the podcast, and changes are afoot for our upcoming season, but why? Let's explore to the point of physical discomfort! We act out an odd annual employee review, a dramatic pitch for a new play, and the navel-gazing club. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com . Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov .
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