Fugitive Thoughts on Justice in conversation with Plato and Levinas

This is a 4-meeting virtual class using the Zoom platform. 

Sundays, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 - 2-3:30 pm CT

About this class: We will read and discuss Plato's Crito in conversation with On Escape (De L'evasion) by Levinas over four 90 minute virtual sessions. We will weigh whether the moral question of flight in the face of injustice still confronts us today. In particular, we will work together to articulate how moral personhood depends on honing individual conscience in the face of adversity. Where public discourse has often placed a spotlight on considerations of freedom, we will wrestle with the notion of civic virtue in an age of constraints.

Skills Acquired: Moral Reasoning, Civic Engagement, Critical Reading, Philosophical Discourse, Analytical Thinking, Social Justice Awareness

Please note: This class will be held live on Zoom during the dates and time listed above. If you can’t attend a session or if the time doesn’t work for you, a password-protected course page will host video recordings for registered participants to watch at their convenience.

Instructor bio: Serge teaches AP U.S. History, AP Government and Politics, Debate, and World Humanities at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He holds degrees in History, Information Resources and Library Science, and Educational Technology, and is beginning a PhD in Political Science at Wayne State University with a focus on political theory and a goal of developing an open-source AP Government textbook. Serge is active in civic and educational initiatives, serving as a co-lead for the Educating for American Democracy Teacher Leadership Task Force, a Vincentian contributing to the SVdP Justice Initiative, and a member of the Eastern State Penitentiary Justice Collaboratory. He also contributes to the Gilder Lehrman Citizenship Project and African American Studies study guide.