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Ep. 346: Nyaya Sutra on Knowledge (Part One)
On The Nyaya Sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries, originally by Gautama (ca. 150 CE), plus explanations by Vatsyayana (450 CE), Uddyotakara (55…
1 year, 9 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#177: Inside Out - Animated Psyche
We discuss the 2015 and 2024 Pixar films by writer/director Pete Docter , featuring the usual crew of Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al.
These films …
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 345: William James on Religious Experience (Part Two)
Continuing on The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). Does James' claim that science and culture shouldn't ignore the subjective point of view …
1 year, 9 months ago
PEL Presents NEM#219: Oliver Wakeman Beyond the Keyboard
Oliver, son of Rick, has played on around 50 albums, including maybe 10 solo albums plus collaborations with Clive Nolan, Steve Howe, Gordon Giltrap,…
1 year, 9 months ago
Announcement: Mark's "Big Books in Continental Philosophy" Fall 2024 Class
Do you want to wrestle yourself with some of the weirdest and most engaging texts in philosophical history? Do you want to do this in a beginner-frie…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 345: William James on Religious Experience (Part One)
On The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), focusing on lectures 1-3 and 20. What is religion and how should philosophers study it?
James descr…
1 year, 9 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#78: We Essence Merge with Tamler Sommers (Very Bad Wizards)
Tamler teaches philosophy at The University of Houston and hosts the Very Bad Wizards podcast. He joins Mark and Bill to talk about personal identity…
1 year, 9 months ago
PREMIUM-PEL Mid-Summer Nightcap 2024
Mark, Wes, and Seth talk about worries about the utility of various subgenres or explanation types in philosophy, Dr. Drew's recent interview with Se…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 344: Gettier and Goldman on Justified True Belief (Part Two)
On "What Is Justified Belief?" (1979) by Alvin Goldman, where he tries to come up with a "function" for justification: If a belief has such-and-such …
1 year, 9 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#176: Furiosa: Are We Mad Maxed Out?
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the five films in George Miller's Mad Max/Road Warrior franchise. What was the original appeal of the series…
1 year, 9 months ago