Mon, 27 July 2015
We discuss Un-Willing: An Inquiry into the Rise of Will's Power and an Attempt to Undo It (2014) with the author, covering Socrates, Augustine, Aquinas, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre, compatibilism, the neurologists' critque of free will, and more. End song: "I Insist" by Mark Lint from Songs from the Partially Examined Life. Read about it. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. |
Fri, 24 July 2015
A highlight from our musician-packed breakdown of our songwriting episode. Featuring a third (ex-) member of Camper Van Beethoven, plus Chase Fiorenza, Mike Wilson, Maxx Bartko, Danny Lobell, Mark Linsenmayer, and (not heard on this preview) Adrian Cho and Fischerspooner's Warren Fischer. We discuss authenticity, the state of the music biz, humor in music, and more.
Direct download: PREVIEW-PEL_Ep118_Songwriting_Aftershow_7-12-15.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 11:55am CDT |
Mon, 20 July 2015
Pt 3 of 3 on Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy on the evils according to Nietzsche of "Socratism," i.e. scientific optimism: Everything useful, beautiful, and good must be reasonable, fodder for scientific investigation. Why would Greek tragedy show us that this Enlightenment ideal is somehow misguided? Attend Watch the Aftershow featuring Dr. Greg Sadler and Seth Paskin. Listen to parts one and two.
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Mon, 13 July 2015
Pt 2 of 3 on Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. Why is ancient Greek tragedy supposed to push all of our buttons?
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Mon, 6 July 2015
On Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy (1872). Nietzsche thought that you could tell how vital or decadent a civilization was by its art, and said that ancient Greek tragedy was so great because it was a perfect synthesis of something highly formal/orderly/beautiful with the intuitive/unconscious/chaotic. But then Socrates ruined everything! With guest John Castro. Includes a preview of the Aftershow feat. Greg Sadler. End song: "Some Act" by Mark Lint and the Fake from "So Whaddaya Think?" (2000). |
Sun, 5 July 2015
Listen to or watch the Aftershow for Episode 117 on Antigone, with Danny Lobell, Wes Alwan, and a bunch of PEL listeners like you. Also, learn about our new Citizen feed: get the full Aftershow delivered right to your smartphone!
Direct download: PREVIEW-PEL_Ep117_Antigone_Aftershow_6-28-15.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 11:23am CDT |