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Closereads: Philosophy with Mark and Wes

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  • Reading through difficult philosophy texts line-by-line to try to figure out what’s really being said.
    Mark Linsenmayer and Wes Alwan 2024
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  • Plato's "Cratylus" on Language

    Plato's "Cratylus" on Language
    May 29 2024
    On the latter portion of Plato's middle-period dialogue, where Plato argues to Cratylus that even if names (words) were devised to somehow depict the things they stand for, that wouldn't guarantee that they ACCURATELY describe the world. You can't look at the definitions of words to learn about the world; you have to actually investigate the world directly. Follow along with us in the text, starting at the bottom of p. 144. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #324. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Zhuangzi, Ch. 19

    Zhuangzi, Ch. 19
    May 20 2024
    We're reading the "Fathoming Life" chapter of this seminal Daoist philosopher, using the Ziporyn translation: Just the first couple pages to really focus in on some text that came up tangentially in Partially Examined Life ep. 341. Read along with us, starting on PDF p. 188. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Hegel on Spinoza (Part Two)

    Hegel on Spinoza (Part Two)
    May 17 2024
    We're continuing reading through the entry on Spinoza from Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy (1830). Let's Make Philosophy Mathematical Again! Read along with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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