We all occasionally miss a lecture and it should not be a huge problem, but try to catch up before the seminar by getting the relevant notes from the web and asking a student for their notes and an account of what happened. Many lectures include interactive sections that you will have missed out on, but try to find out what happened, e.g., in the dualism/monism vote. In this way you will be up to date and able to contribute to the seminar. Missing a seminar is worse because it is much harder to make up for the lost opportunity to take part in discussion and because your participation is important to the rest of the group. Seminars are compulsory, so always email your tutor to explain why you can't come and apologise to the rest of the group the following week.
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