Lee Trepanier

Lee Trepanier
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Lee Trepanier is a Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is author and editor of several books as well as editor of the book series, Politics, Literature, and Film.

Recent Essays

Local Stories, National Character

We always have been an unruly people, from the very beginning. It is a fact that gives us hope that our current disagreements and fights are not signs of our democracy’s weakness but its enduring strength.

The Absurdity of Teaching

As we approach the new academic year, we, like Sisyphus, are condemned to roll the rock up the hill only for it to roll back down. However, this does not have to be a meaningless task – we can escape the absurdity of our condition. We give ourselves meaning by following either the dogmatist, the activist, or the healer.

From The Multiversity Cave: Conclusion

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From the Multiversity Cave: Students and the State

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From The Multiversity Cave: General Education

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From the Multiversity Cave: The Universal Sciences

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From the Multiversity: Three Reformations

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From The Multiversity: The New Paradigm

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From the Multiversity Cave: Aquinas and Synthesis

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From the Multiversity Cave: Augustine and Amare

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From the Multiversity Cave: Aristotle and Phronesis

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From The Multiversity: Plato

What can Plato teach us about and in the modern multiversity?