The Partially Examined Life

Whether you're an expert, or have never cracked a philosophy book before, The Partially Examined Life is the perfect way to expand your mind and your horizons. Equal parts hilarious and deep, it's a guided tour to the biggest ideas from all times and places. No homework required!

In addition to Mark, Wes, Seth & Dylan from the popular podcast of the same name, join celebrity guests Lucy Lawless and Dr. Drew, philosophical heavyweights Peter "Animal Liberation" Singer and Patricia Churchland, and many others, as they dig deep into non-western texts such as Ibn Sina and The Tao Te Ching, under-represented philosophers, such as bell hooks and James Baldwin, and topics from Race and Religion to Art, the Free Market and the Nature of Reality.

Complete with entertaining illustrations, never-before-seen photos and original essays, it's the perfect gift for the big thinker in your life.

“I’m a huge fan of The Partially Examined Life...” - Dr. Drew Pinsky (Loveline)

“I’ve never before heard my work discussed like that, and rarely as intelligently… I enjoyed every minute.” - Arthur Danto

Christopher "Kitoba" Sunami (he/his) is a philosopher, programmer, composer and organizer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the socially progressive Christian devotional Hero For Christ, and the critically acclaimed picture book How the Fisherman Tricked the Genie. He is descended maternally from mixed-race Revolutionary War soldier Bazabeel Norman (and from Tuskegee Airman Major Henry A. Norman), and paternally from pioneering art-photographer Soichi Sunami. He is married to artist April Sunami. He is a graduate of Columbus Alternative High School, Swarthmore College and The Ohio State University.