Seasons greetings and a Happy New Year to all!,

The New Mandarinate School offers public education in the humanities and social sciences. Lecture V in our 10-part lecture series is entitled Existentialism – value, meaning & relevance.

The Existentialist Society of Melbourne has kindly offered for me to present Existentialism – value, meaning & relevance via Zoom this Saturday, 3rd January, 2026 at 2pm. The lecture is free to attend and will be followed by time for questions, comments and discussion. (Zoom link below)

The lecture explores the history and development of existentialism within modernity, why and in what ways this tradition remains valuable to us and how it is relevant to understanding and responding to the problems we confront as a world today. It investigates the background, context and pre-history of the field, presents many of the significant figures and recurring themes and attempts to explain the contemporary relevance of existentialism through an NMS lens with a particular focus on our systems of higher education and their relationality to the public.

Hope to see you in the Zoom on Saturday! Here are the details:

Host: EXISTENTIALIST SOCIETY  - Melbourne, Australia.
Time: Saturday, 3rd January, 2026, 2pm. AEDT. GMT+11.
Title: "Existentialism - Value, Meaning and Relevance"
Who: Christopher Carlisle (New Mandarinate School) will present the topic and lead the discussion.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82069281456?pwd=SZcVVXwUUW0WKRI5bguR0DofM1hldO.1
Meeting ID: 820 6928 1456 - - Passcode: 864904

All viewpoints are welcome.
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