Philosophy Study Tour
The Struggle for Freedom and Dignity 

May 21 - June 5, 2012

A tour designed and led by Jeffrey Johnson, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Suffolk University

For more information please contact Professor Johnson at:
Department of Philosophy
73 Tremont Street, 10th Floor
Telephone: 617.973.5318
E-Mail: pjohnson@suffolk.edu

Tour/ Course Description

Freedom and dignity are at the heart of our humanity.  These qualities enable us to develop and realize the fullness of our humanity.  Yet these qualities are very difficult to acquire and sustain. It seems that what is most essential to our humanity is also the most elusive for so many of us. The purpose of this study tour is to study and seek some level of understanding of this enigma.  The totalitarianism, wars, and genocide of our time are clear indications of the difficulties we face in achieving, acclaiming, and maintaining our humanity. These three phenomena undermine and destroy the social and spiritual conditions that foster the freedom and dignity critical to our humanity. We will be visiting places very closely associated with this scenario: Prague, Auschwitz, and Krakow. By understanding the tragedies and struggles associated with these places we hope to gain a knowledge that will aid us in our contemporary struggles for human freedom and dignity.

Study Tour brochure