PREMIUM-Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part Three)
Mark, Wes, and Dylan conclude our discussion of Shakespeare's play. Chiefly, we talk about the exchanges about art in the play: How does art relate to life and to commerce? If you're not hearing the f...
3 Sep 202211min
Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part Two)
Continuing to discuss the play, now with guest Sarah Manton. We get into Cynicism, the Alcibiades sub-plot, a feminist angle on the play, and more. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partial...
29 Aug 202251min
Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part One)
Jonathan Bate, editor of the new RSC complete Shakespeare, joins us to talk about the role of money in the play, the psychology, cynicism, and more. Listen to our performance of the play first. Get m...
22 Aug 202242min
Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" Audioplay (Part Two)
Continuing our performance of William Shakespeare's play, finishing things up with acts 4 and 5 plus some post-performance discussion with the cast. Start with part one. Get more at partiallyexamined...
15 Aug 20221h 19min
Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" Audioplay Feat. Jay O. Sanders, Michael Ian Black, and Michael Tow (Part One)
The PEL players do an unrehearsed reading of Shakespeare's least popular play, which is about money and cynicism. This part includes Acts 1-3. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexa...
8 Aug 20221h 22min
PREMIUM-Ficino-Flavored Nightcap Early August 2022
Mark and Wes consider more passages from Ficino's Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love, getting into Ficino's religious psychology and how this relates to Kierkegaard's. If you're not hearing the f...
5 Aug 202212min
Ep. 298: Marsilio Ficino on Love (Part Two)
Continuing on Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love with guest Peter Adamson. We consider F's views on beauty and fill out his neo-Platonic epistemology. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit...
1 Aug 202250min
Ep. 298: Marsilio Ficino on Love (Part One)
On Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love (1475), with guest Peter Adamson. What is the role of love in the universe? Ficino tries to combine Plato's theory of love as reproduction in the presence of...
25 Jul 202245min
