Martin Heidegger is without doubt the most important, influential and infamous philosopher in the 20th Century Continental tradition. Being and Time is his magnum opus. The purpose of the seminar is to get a grip on what Heidegger calls his ‘existential analytic’ through a series of lectures, discussions and focused readings. We will discuss his transformative conception of being-in-the-world, space, time, self and others. We will try to bring out the enduring relevance and illuminating power of Heidegger’s central thought, namely that the human being is a ‘thrown project’ that is constituted by time and defined by anxiety, being towards death, conscience, finitude and history. Once one has grasped Heidegger’s basic thought, then everything changes in one’s approach to life and thought. The aim of this seminar is to help that happen.

Martin Heidegger is without doubt the most important, influential and infamous philosopher in the 20th Century Continental tradition. Being and Time is his magnum opus. The purpose of the seminar is to get a grip on what Heidegger calls his ‘existential analytic’ through a series of lectures, discussions and focused readings. We will discuss his transformative conception of being-in-the-world, space, time, self and others. We will try to bring out the enduring relevance and illuminating power of Heidegger’s central thought, namely that the human being is a ‘thrown project’ that is constituted by time and defined by anxiety, being towards death, conscience, finitude and history. Once one has grasped Heidegger’s basic thought, then everything changes in one’s approach to life and thought. The aim of this seminar is to help that happen.