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The Disorder of Things
Shortly after receiving his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 1981 (Evolution), Dupre spent many years teaching as a professor. He mainly worked at the University of Stanford in the 80s and 90s, but taught philosophy at other universities as well. Near the end of his stint at Stanford, he published The Disorder of Things. This was his first major work and focused on the theory that things are not governed by layers of structure, as we tend to think. -
Darwin's Legacy
After Stanford, Dupre began teaching at the University of Exeter where he remains as a professor of philosophy of science. Shortly after his move to Exeter, he published several books: Human Nature and the Limits of Science in 2001, Humans and Other Animals in 2002, and Darwin’s Legacy in 2003. Darwin’s Legacy takes the first major theory of evolution and applies it to the updated knowledge, standards, and structure of today’s philosophic and scientific atmosphere (Goodreads). -
Genomes and What to Make of Them
Along with Barry Barnes, a co-director with Dupre at Egenis, Dupre then wrote “Genomes and What to Make of Them”. Both well respected philosophers of sociology and biology, the writers delved into the complicated layers of ethics, sociology, and biology enveloped in the scientific progress of genomics. Notably, the book is written for the common person and maximizes the use of layman’s terms (Mclennan). For a lecture by Dupre please watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklTdctDdIo -
Processes of Life
By 2010, Dupre was involved in an increasing number of scientific organizations. At this time he was director of Egenis, ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, and more (Dupre). Despite the numerous engagements, he was still able to publish Processes of Life, a collection of 16 essays describing the procession of biological progression in recent years (Wilson). -
Everything Flows
Written with Daniel Nicholson, a research fellow of Exeter at the time, this collection of essays dives into the theory that all things are governed by processes rather than the properties of individual particles (Press). Nature exists by a network of interdependent processes, rather than the influence of one thing on its surroundings. This further explains the harmonious nature of things, rather than assuming balance in nature is essentially random and guided by cause and effect.
