The Existentialist Society (Melbourne, Australia) announces the full 2023 programme of online Zoom lectures, beginning with Professor Douglas Kellner (UCLA).
Existentialist Society – Melbourne, Australia
Online lecture, Saturday 7 January 2023, 2pm
“Adventures in Existentialism”
Professor Douglas Kellner (UCLA)
Details: https://existentialistmelbourne.org/
Overview:
For those who question whether life has a meaning and a purpose. For those who despairingly ponder whether one can live without self-deception or without hedonistic escapism; yet who, despite the anguish of life’s futility and meaninglessness, still seek purpose and an authentic existence.
Lectures: Via Zoom
Full programme:
Saturday 7 Jan 2023
Professor Douglas Kellner: “Adventures in Existentialism”
Saturday 4 Feb 2023
Dr Valery Vinogradovs: “Albert Camus on Poverty”
Saturday 4 Mar 2023
A/Professor Patrick Stokes: “The Road to Martyrdom: Kierkegaard vs. Schopenhauer”
Saturday 1 Apr 2023
A/Professor Janice Richardson: “Politics and Spinoza’s Image of Personal Change”
Saturday 6 May 2023
Dr Usha Sista: “Authenticity: Is It Actually Possible?”
Saturday 3 Jun 2023
Professor Jonathan Weidenbaum: “Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue: An Alternative Non-Duality”
Saturday 1 Jul 2023
Dr David Rathbone: “The Time-Travel Fantasy”
Saturday 5 Aug 2023
Dr Colin Goodwin: “Your Self, Your Consciousness, Your Death: Crucial Distinctions and Connections”