We talk to Esmé about Prometheus. We discuss Aeschylus's play Prometheus Bound, what the Promethean myth might mean and how Plato might think about the dramatic form.

Esmé Lily Katherine Partridge is a writer and consultant working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics. She holds a First Class BA in the Study of Religions from SOAS, University of London, and has just finished an MPhil in the Philosophy of Religion at Clare College, University of Cambridge.

​Esmé’s research interests include Platonism, Renaissance thought, and perennial philosophy. She is currently writing her dissertation on the 16th Century French jurist Jean Bodin’s philosophy of religious pluralism, with a focus on his Colloquium Heptaplomeres. She is particularly interested in the application of his ideas to modern society, having recently authored a ⁠paper⁠on the interfaith ethos of King Charles III.

Esmé’s academic work has also appeared in the Temenos Academy Review and the Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society. Outside of academia, she is also a freelance writer who has contributed to The Critic, The European Conservative, First Things, Renovatio, the Royal Society of Arts, Theos Think Tank and UnHerd among other publications.

https://www.esmelkpartridge.com

https://twitter.com/EsmeLKPartridge

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