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Philosophy vs. Improv #74: A Psychedelic Embrace with David Peña-Guzmán (Overthink)
David is co-host of the excellent Overthink podcast, popular among the young people today, and so we have him monologue to children as an anti (?) dr…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 339: Brian Ellis on the Metaphysics of Science (Part One)
On The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism (2002). What kind of metaphysics underlies chemistry and physics? Ellis argues that item…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pretty Much Pop #171: The Traitors - A Multi-National Reality Game Show Phenom
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the American version, and to a lesser extent the British and Australian versions, of this reality game show …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)
To conclude our discussion of Aristotle's Metaphysics, we finish discussing potency by talking about the potential to learn (the Meno problem), the m…
2 years, 6 months ago
NEM#213: Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush): Flavors of Brightness
Illinois singer/bassist Paul had his first release in 1985 and joined with drummer Ric Menck to form a band eventually called Velvet Crush, which rel…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part One)
We read portions of books 9 (Theta) and 12 (Lambda) of Aristotle's Metaphysics, first on "being-at-work" (actuality) vs. mere potency, then on Aristo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Philosophy vs. Improv #73: Family Whêtspät w/ Colleen Doyle
The co-host of the Those Who Aunt podcast joins Mark and Bill to joke about the family as the fundamental political unit and its special place in eth…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pretty Much Pop #170: Poor Things and Other Yorgos
We discuss the 4-Oscar-winning film Poor Things as well as the other creations of writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos, including most notably The Lobste…
2 years, 6 months ago
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap w/ Chris Sunami (March 2024)
Mark, Seth, and Dylan are joined by the editor of our new book (see partiallyexaminedlife.com/book) to talk a bit about his background, meeting celeb…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 337: Aristotle on Primary Being (Part Two)
Continuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, Book 7 (Zeta), on essences and what sorts of things have them.
Contrasting with Plato, Aristotle believes that…
2 years, 6 months ago