Research
I am specialist in ancient Greek philosophy. My research centres on ancient Greek theories of the soul, metaphysics, and ethics. I am particularly interested in how ancient philosophical theories interact with contemporary debates in metaphysics. I also have teaching and research interests in Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, and continental philosophy.
Selected publications
Fatalism and false futures in De interpretatione 9
Carter, J., 6 Jun 2024, Oxford studies in ancient philosophy. Kamtekar, R. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. 63. p. 49-88 49 p. (Oxford studies in ancient philosophy; vol. 63, no. Winter 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Aristotle on earlier definitions of soul and their explanatory power: DA I.2–5
Carter, J., 20 Jan 2022, Aristotle's On the soul : a critical guide. Cohoe, C. M. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 32-49 18 p. (Cambridge critical guides).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
A Wolf in the City: Tyranny and the Tyrant in Plato's Republic
Carter, J. W., Apr 2020, In: Philosophical Quarterly. 70, 279, p. 419-421Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Aristotle on earlier Greek psychology: the science of soul
Carter, J. W., Mar 2019, Cambridge University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
How Aristotle changes Anaxagoras’s mind
Carter, J. W., 26 Jan 2019, In: Apeiron. 52, 1, p. 1-28Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Aristotle and the problem of forgiveness
Carter, J. W., 2018, In: American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. 92, 1, p. 49-71Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Aristotle, On the Soul and Other Psychological Works, Trans. Fred D. Miller, Jr.
Carter, J. W., 13 Oct 2018, In: Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Aristotle’s 'Physics' Book I: a systematic exploration, Ed. Diana Quarantotto
Carter, J., 12 Oct 2018, In: Bryn Mawr Classical Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Does the Soul Weave? Reconsidering De Anima 1.4, 408a29-b18
Carter, J. W., 2 Jan 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Phronesis. 63, 1, p. 25-63Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Plutarch's Epicurean justification of religious belief
Carter, J. W., Jul 2018, In: Journal of the History of Philosophy. 56, 3, p. 385-412Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Aristotle’s critique of Timaean psychology
Carter, J. W., 26 Jul 2017, In: Rhizomata. 5, 1, p. 51-78Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review