Lee Trepanier

Worcester

Dean of @AssumptionDCLAS @AssumptionUMA; Editor of Bloomsbury book series Politics, Literature, and Film. Views are my own.

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Articles

A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today (Part IV)

1 month ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The Paradox of PrudenceLike physei dikaion, phronesis also appears to be contradictory. Aristotle defined it as the “ability to deliberate well about what sorts of things conduce to the good life in general” but could produce “no demonstration” of its first principles, even though its particular actions were true in practice” (NE 1140a24-1140b30; 1142a11-30; 1146b35-1146a7).
A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today (Part III)

2 months ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The Recovery of Aristotelian Prudence The recent interest in Aristotelian prudence is part of an overall attempt to recover the notion of judgment in political philosophy and pedagogy as a response to postmodern critics who have questioned the validity of theoretical reasoning and its fusion with practice.27 Convinced of the existence of such a gap, some scholars have looked to political judgment as a way to replace theoretical and scientific reasoning in order to reinforce rather than...
A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today (Part II)

2 months ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

American Higher EducationBefore delving into the details about prudence and its role in American higher education, a brief history is required in order to illuminate American higher education’s evolving character and how prudence could play a role.
A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today (Part I)

2 months ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

Since the beginning of this century, there have emerged several books that have spoken about the crisis in American higher education.1 However, what this crisis is and how do institutions best address it remains uncertain.
Book Proposals Welcomed!

2 months ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The Politics, Literature, & Film series is an interdisciplinary examination of the intersection of politics with literature and/or film. The series is receptive to works that use a variety of methodological approaches, focus on any period from antiquity to the present, and situate their analysis in national, comparative, or global contexts.
Why Students Don’t Suffer (Part IV)

2 months ago | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

Student KnowledgeA broader conversation about the purpose of university education is required to shift from the paradigm of data, external affirmation, and the globalized economy to one of judgment, the interior life, and the humane world of sympathy and empathy.[31] There are some programs, colleges, and universities where this transpires, but a societal shift, if one were to occur, will take several generations and therefore calls for patience and perseverance.
Why Students Don’t Suffer (Part III)

Mar 8, 2025 | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The Student as DataThe credentialization of knowledge by university accreditors is one of the primary drivers in the standardization of knowledge and the growth of administrators and staff.[21] To be certified by these accreditors is to have access to the federal government’s financial loans so students can borrow in order to pay for school.
Why Students Don’t Suffer (Part II)

Mar 1, 2025 | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The Student as CustomerBecause of the competitive demands of the globalized economy, students see themselves as customers of the university and are often treated as such by administrators, staff, and faculty.[12] The university is no longer seen as just providing academic knowledge to students but also to beget a social experience with rock climbing walls, computer tablets, and gourmet-style dinning.
Why Students Don’t Suffer (Part I)

Feb 22, 2025 | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

The best American colleges students are perhaps the most prepared, accomplished, and engaged students ever with stellar academic accomplishments and active civic engagement.[1] At the same time, they also might be the most frighten and anxious ones, too, being mediated with mood-stabilizing drugs and monitored by compliance offices about what to say and think.[2] This paradox is a reflection of the ever-widening chasm between, on the one hand, the remarkable external achievements of these...
Schubert Impromptu D. 899 No. 2

Feb 16, 2025 | leetrepanier.substack.com | Lee Trepanier

Please listen to MiJung Trepanire’s performance of Schubert Impromptu D. 899 No. 2 on her YouTube channel . Subscribe to Then AgainReflections on Politics, Culture, Philosophy & Other Matters Free of Ideology and Cant