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John Dupre
Born in 1952 in the United Kingdom -
Graduated from Oxford University in 1977
John Dupre received his bachelor degree in philosophy, politics and economics, which is an interdisciplinary degree which combines study from three disciplines. -
Received his PhD from Cambridge University
Dupre obtained his PhD in philosophy in 1981 from Cambridge University. -
First Book Published
John Dupre publish his first book in 1993 called The Disorder of Things. Metaphysical foundations of the disunity of science. It articulates a non-reductive, indeterministic, and pluralistic metaphysics, and argues that this is much better suited to understanding contemporary science, especially biology, than is the monistic physicalism assumed by most contemporary philosophers of science. -
Taught at Stanford University
Taught in the Philosophy Dept at Stanford University for 10 years before returning to the UK in 1996 -
Senior Research Fellow at Exeter
After returning to the UK Dupre became a researcher at Exeter University. He also taught philosophy and help create more degrees to be offered in philosophy. -
Full-time directorship of Egenis
In 2002 Dupre became full director of Egenis Centre for Genomics in Society. As director he mentored and help guided many students through their PhD studies. -
President-Elect of the Philosophy of Science Association
In 2019 Dupre became the president of the Philosophy of Science Association. He continues to publish papers in journals on the philosophy of science.
