Existentialism

This course entails a close reading of Section I of Heidegger’s Being and Time with a focus on the Introduction, followed by a reading of “The Question Concerning Technology.” Some experience with university level philosophy study is recommended but not required. 

10 weeks 2x per week

M/Th 6-8pm, online 

Feb 3 - April 18, 2025

Course must have 3+ paying participants to run. You are refunded if your class is cancelled due to under-enrollment. Otherwise, we cannot issue refunds due to our instructor compensation and accessibility model. For every 3 paying participants we open one free seat in the course. Up to three free seats per course. Total enrollment is capped at 12.

When you purchase your course seat please also submit this Application Form. Your enrollment is not reserved unless the Application Form has been received. Thank you!

Instructor: This course will be taught by Vital Thought founder Dr. Emily Gillcrist. Gillcrist holds a PhD in Cultural Analysis & Theory and has studied Heidegger's work since a 2009 course on Being and Time with the late Socratic method expert Professor Kerry Dugan. 

Her work is rooted in Heidegger's existential phenomenology, cognitive science, psychoanalysis, and ecology. She has studied at the New School for Social Research and completed her doctoral work at SUNY Stony Brook. Her work assesses contemporary technology, metaphysics, psychology, and the environmental crisis.