John Dupré (3 Jul 1952 -- present)

By MatheusKodhi2

  • Start

    John A Dupré was born on 3 Jul 1952.
    Dupré is a philosopher of science, with a focus on the philosophy of biology.

  • Academic achievements

    Dupré spent half of his academic life in the United Kingdom and half in the United States. He acquired his Ph.D. at Cambridge in philosophy in 1981 after spending two years as a Harkness Fellow.
    He then became a Junior Research Fellow at Oxford for another two years and then took a spot in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University, where he taught until 1996.

  • Inlfuence in the Philosophy of Science

    Dupré has an ongoing influence on the Philosophy of Science. As a philosopher and professor, Dupré developed many works throughout his career that provided further knowledge, mainly in the area of Biology.
    An example of his works is the book "Darwin's Legacy : What Evolution Means Today" written by him in 2003, where he explains the theory of evolution by Darwin and its influences on today's understanding of life and genetics.

  • The present

    After teaching at the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University until 1996, Dupré returned to the U.K. to take up posts as a Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and as a Senior Research Fellow at Exeter. In 2000, he resigned from his position in London and became a Professor of Philosophy Of Science at Exeter.

  • References

    Take a look at this video, where he further explains what he studies and what he seeks to explain.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklTdctDdIo References: Dupré, John. Darwin’s Legacy What Evolution Means Today. Oxford University Press, 2003. Dupré, John. “Profile.” University of Exeter, sociology.exeter.ac.uk/staff/dupre/. Accessed 2 Aug. 2023.