I bet you'd like to have an excuse to read some Aristotle, and Locke, Rousseau, Simone Weil, and other fun texts. Well, go read about this opportunity at <a title="" href= "https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/class">partiallyexaminedlife.com/class,</a> and then follow the link to enroll. Not sure? <a href= "https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2025/08/21/announcement-enrollment-is-open-for-fall-foundational-political-philosophy-texts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch a sample</a> (a full seminar from last semester on Plato) of what such a class is really like.

I bet you'd like to have an excuse to read some Aristotle, and Locke, Rousseau, Simone Weil, and other fun texts. Well, go read about this opportunity at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class, and then follow the link to enroll. Not sure? Watch a sample (a full seminar from last semester on Plato) of what such a class is really like.

I bet you'd like to have an excuse to read some Aristotle, and Locke, Rousseau, Simone Weil, and other fun texts. Well, go read about this opportunity at&nbsp;<a title="" href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/class" rel="noopener noreferrer">partiallyexaminedlife.com/class,</a> and then follow the link to enroll. Not sure?&nbsp;<a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2025/08/21/announcement-enrollment-is-open-for-fall-foundational-political-philosophy-texts/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch a sample</a> (a full seminar from last semester on Plato) of what such a class is really like.

Announcement: Mark's "Foundational Political Philosophy Texts" Fall 2025 Class

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. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.

We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

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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. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

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