William J. Prior

Biography Born in Rutland, Vermont, Prior graduated from Michigan State University in 1968. He earned his philosophy PhD in 1975 from the University of Texas at Austin and taught for 11 years at the University of Colorado Boulder. During this time, he also held visiting positions at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the University of Virginia and at UCLA. He arrived at Santa Clara in 1986, and taught there for 27 years before retiring in 2013 as professor emeritus. Ancient Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide (London: Oneworld Publications, 2016)

Edited Logos, volume 9: Manufactured Motherhood: The Ethics of the New Reproductive Techniques (Santa Clara, CA: Santa Clara Department of Philosophy, 1988) Logos, volume 10: Reason and Moral Judgment (Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara Department of Philosophy, 1989) Logos, volume 11: Personal Identity (Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara Department of Philosophy, 1990) Socrates: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers (4 volumes. London and New York: Routledge, 1996)