John Partridge
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office: Knapton 123
Office Hours: TR 3:00-4:00 or by appt.
Phone: 508.286.3679
Fax: 508.286.3640
Email: jpartrid@wheatoncollege.edu
Personal web page
Degrees
Ph.D. & M.A. Johns Hopkins University
B.A. College of William and Mary
Research Interests
My main research area is Ancient Philosophy. My recent work centers on Socrates' divine sign and the implications of this peculiar phenomenon on his commitment to reason. I have also worked on Socrates' claim to possess an "art of love" and the efforts by later Platonist and some Stoic readers to link this art to his broader philosophical concerns.
Teaching Interests
"Introduction to Philosophy" (PHIL 101) TR 9:30-10:50, Meneely 207
"19th C. Continental Philosophy" (PHIL 329) TR 12:30-1:50, Meneely 302
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
"Socrates' Daimonion in Plato's Phaedrus: the Literary and Philosophical Significance of the Divine Sign," Skepsis 13 & 14 (2003): 75-92.
"Plato's Cave and The Matrix" in Philosophers Explore the Matrix, ed. Christopher Grau (Oxford, 2005), 239-57. An earlier online version can be found here
Review of "Socrates' Divine Sign: Religion, Practice, and Value in Socratic Philosophy," edd. Pierre Destre/e and Nicholas D. Smith, APEIRON 38/2 (June 2005) in "Bryn Mawr Classical Review" 2006.07.57