Philip Wheelwright, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Philip Wheelwright

philosopher, classical scholar, literary theorist

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1901

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1970

Profession: journalist, classical scholar, literary critic, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Philip Ellis Wheelwright (July 6, 1901 – January 6, 1970) was an American philosopher, classical scholar and literary theorist.
He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on July 6, 1901, and died in Santa Barbara, California on January 6, 1970, four years after his retirement from the University of California, where he had been a professor since 1954. He is best known for two books in the field of literary criticism, The Burning Fountain: a Study in the Language of Symbolism (1954) and Metaphor and Reality (1962), and his book on early Greek philosophy, The Presocratics (1966).
He is also the author of an introductory textbook to philosophical ethics, entitled A Critical Introduction to Ethics (1935).
Wheelwright was a Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College from 1937 to 1953.