Phi Fic

By 'Philosophical Fiction' from The Partially Examined Life

Dicussions of literature from a philosophical perspective.... more

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The podcast currently has 554 episodes available.

Phi Fic episodes:

March 16, 2015 Episode 112: Ricoeur on Interpreting Religion
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?
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2h 10min
March 02, 2015 Episode 111: Gadamer’s Hermeneutics: How to Interpret
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).
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2h 22min
February 23, 2015 Close Reading (PREMIUM) of Heidegger on Truth
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.
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17min
February 22, 2015 Ep. 110 Aftershow (PREMIUM) with Stephen West
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.
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20min
February 16, 2015 Close Reading (PREMIUM) of Kant on the Sublime
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.
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14min
February 02, 2015 Episode 110: Alfred North Whitehead: What Is Nature?
On The Concept of Nature (1920). Nature, i.e. the object of our experience, is events, not things, ya dig?
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2h 18min
February 01, 2015 Precognition of Ep. 110: Whitehead
Mark Linsenmayer outlines Alfred North Whitehead's book The Concept of Nature (1920)
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14min
January 31, 2015 Ep. 109 Aftershow (PREMIUM) with Stephen West
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.
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21min
January 19, 2015 Episode 109: Jaspers’s Existentialism with Guest Paul Provenza
On Karl Jaspers's "On My Philosophy" (1941), featuring comedian/actor/director/author Paul Provenza
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2h 2min
January 18, 2015 Precognition of Ep. 109: Karl Jaspers
Mark Linsenmayer introduces Karl Jaspers's existentialist tract, "On My Philosophy." (1941)
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11min

FAQs about Phi Fic:

How many episodes does Phi Fic have?

The podcast currently has 554 episodes available.