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John Dupre is Born
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B.A. Degree: Philosophy
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M.A. Degree: Philosophy
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Ph.D. Philosophy
Ph.D., Cambridge, 1981. -
The Latest on the Best: Essays on Evolution and Optimality
Dr. Durpe provides significant contribution to - The Latest on the Best: Essays on Evolution and Optimality. Essays written to bring both sides of controversy that encompasses optimality models as well as methodologies for adaptationists bring forth an animated capacity arguing whether Darwinian's theory on natural selection can be expected to produce the better organism (one that inherently optimizes its genetic contributional value to be passed on to next generations). -
The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science
It is every scientists dream to be able to account for the order of all things. In this book, Dr. Dupre attacks this dream, or rather, disregards the unity of science by illuminating how scientific underlying assumptions are contradictory with each other and that unity is not a current or expected reality. Instead, Dr. Dupre provides metaphysics approach that is much more aligned with known scientific facts in a provocative approach. -
Darwin’s Legacy: What Evolution Means Today
Dr. Dupre takes a controversial approach on the topics still to be settled, while adhering to the logic for the basis of Darwin's theory as truth. Further examining consequences of our visualization of human nature, aspects of religion, and correlation with animals. Dr. Dupre brings the scientific community on a roller-coaster of potentialities in his viewpoint through investigating evolutionary biology and arguing their claims to be radical. -
What Can Evolution Tell us About the Healthy Mind
Journal in Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry III: The Nature and Sources of Historical Change Dr. Dupre covers an array of topics inclusive of how scientific research is influenced by ideas from alternative fields. Benefitial as this may be, it also poses negative effects in the form of pre-determanism and exposure to bias that results in an inappropriate expansion of the scientific domain (e.g., scientific imperialism). -
Why There are no Living Things | Prof. John Dupré