Book Club: Being & Time

​Being and Time by Martin Heidegger is a foundational text in existential philosophy that explores the nature of human existence—or Dasein—emphasizing temporality, embodiment, and the lived experience of being. Its insights have profoundly influenced modern neuroscience, particularly in the study of consciousness, perception, and the embodied mind. By centering the human experience as inherently situated in time and context, Being and Time aligns with contemporary neuroscience’s shift from disembodied cognition to embodied, enactive, and predictive models of brain function. This convergence highlights the importance of phenomenology in understanding the neural correlates of selfhood, presence, and subjective reality, bridging philosophy and science in the quest to understand what it means to be.

​The Being and Time Book Club is a collaborative exploration of Martin Heidegger’s seminal philosophical work, designed for deep thinkers, seekers, and curious minds. Meeting every 10 weeks, the group takes a slow-read approach to unpack Being and Time section by section, allowing time for reflection, integration, and conversation.