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Professor James Warren is a leading scholar in ancient philosophy at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Classics and serving as a Professorial Fellow at Corpus Christi College. He holds the Professor of Ancient Philosophy title and contributes to both the Philosophy and Classics Triposes.
His research spans Presocratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic schools, with a focus on metaphysics, ethics, and moral psychology. Key publications include Regret: A Study in Ancient Moral Psychology (2021), The Pleasures of Reason in Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic Hedonists (2014), and Facing Death: Epicurus and his Critics (2004). He has edited major works such as The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism and Body and Soul in Hellenistic Philosophy.
Warren’s recent articles explore themes like Epicurean freedom and responsibility (2025), Plato’s Crito and moral agreement (2023), Stoic dialectic, and the philosophical significance of regret. His work bridges classical texts with modern ethical discourse, emphasizing the interplay between knowledge, pleasure, and virtue.
As series editor for Elements of Ancient Philosophy (Cambridge University Press), he curates accessible academic resources. His scholarship is widely cited, particularly in debates on Epicurean ataraxia, ancient moral psychology, and the reception of classical philosophy in later traditions.
