The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

On The Sources of Normativity (1996), lectures 1 and 2. How are facts related to obligations? We don't want to merely explain our moral impulses, but justify them. Korsgaard walks us through the views of Hobbes, Hume, Bernard Williams and others to arrive at her own breed of Kantianism, which we'll lay out in ep. 371. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Don't wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10 [https://bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10] to save 10%.

Khafiz Kerimov and Nicholas Bellinson teach at St. John's College, and they channeled the educational style of that school into a new podcast called Invasive Thoughts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invasive-thoughts/id1806747574]. They join Mark and Bill to talk (and act) about various educational technologies, teacher-student relations, circle-drawing competitions, the passivity of thinking, bad quotation use, and more. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com [http://philosophyimprov.com/]. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support [https://philosophyimprov.com/support]. Sponsors: Go to surfshark.com/improv [https://surfshark.com/improv] or use code IMPROV at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Don’t wait until the next bite—protect your home with Bzigo. Go to bzigo.com/discountBUZZ10 [https://bzigo.com/discount/BUZZ10] to save 10% off.

Continuing on Natural Goodness, getting more into concrete cases of moral reasoning. How and why do we decide to keep promises, even in cases where violating them would produce more utility? How do we take into account different kinds of grounds in moral reasoning? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion, including a supporter-exclusive part three [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2025/06/21/ep-369-3-foot-ethics-citizen/] to this discussion.  Sponsor: Visit IDOU.com/PEL [https://IDEOU.com/PEL] for 15% off online courses on using AI in creative, human-centered ways.

On the eight-film action series that launched in 1996 (based on the 1966 TV series) in light of its apparently final film. Featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al. Is this a coherent narrative as the last film would have you believe, or just an excuse for a series of Tom Cruise physically challenges? Maybe the latter is enough for us! For more, visit prettymuchpop.com [http://prettymuchpop.com/]. Hear this ad-free with bonus content at patreon.com/prettymuchpop [https://www.patreon.com/prettymuchpop] or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/mark-lintertainment/id6442569583?id=6442569583].

Kolby runs After Dinner Conversations [https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/], which curates short stories about philosophy. He's also been a "producer" of improv shows. We talk about what makes a story philosophical, Kolby tells some stories, and we run some scenes about teleporter shenanigans and guidance counseling. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com [http://philosophyimprov.com/]. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support [https://philosophyimprov.com/support]. Sponsor: Go to surfshark.com/improv [https://surfshark.com/improv] or use code IMPROV at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!