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The Disorder of Things
Dupre publishes "The Disorder of Things". A manifesto criticizing the supposed "unity" of science. He supports this by discussing language barriers, the diversity of the numerous scientific disciplines, and the partiality that humans naturally have toward science since it is studied by humans for humans. Dupré, John. The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science. Harvard University Press, 1993. -
Darwin's Legacy: What Evolution Means Today
Dupré discusses Darwin's Theory of Evolution and how, contrary to popular belief it is not compendious of the biological and social nature of the human race. Dupré, John. Darwin's Legacy: What Evolution Means Today. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 2005. -
Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology
Dupré analyzes various recent discoveries and publications in biology. In this work, he indulges in subjects such as the genome, the traditional idea of the biological organism, the importance of microbiology and his views on biology and the philosophy of science as a whole. Dupré, John. Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology. United Kingdom, OUP Oxford, 2012. -
The Metaphysics of Biology
Dupré explores the idea of biology being a system of various processes and how this relates to the scientific philosophy of biology. Dupré, John. The Metaphysics of Biology. United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2021.