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Birth
John Dupre' was born July 3rd 1952 in Pembury, Kent, England. His parents were Desmond John Dupre' and Catherine Lane Poole -
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Education
Dupre' was a Junior research fellow at St. John's College, Oxford, for 2 years from 1980-1982. Dupre' also received his PhD in Philosophy from Cambridge in 1981 after 2 years as a Harkness Fellow(this was a fellowship that allowed others to enter and study in the U.S.). -
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Stanford University
After Oxford, Dupre' took up a position in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University. -
The Disorder of Things
Dupré John. (1993). The disorder of things: Metaphysical foundations of the disunity of science. Harvard University Press. One of Dupre' first major works. This book provides a critique of different theses to include: essentialism, reductionism, and determinism. All of these theses create a view of science and the natural world that is inconsistent with how science actually works. His views on these theses are what brought focus onto his work in the field of Philosophy. -
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After Stanford
in 1996, Dupre' returned to the U.K and took position as Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and as a senior research fellow at University of Exeter. -
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Shift to Exeter
In 2000, Exeter launched several undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and at this time Dupre' resigned his position in London and became the Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Exeter. -
Human Nature and the Limits of Science
Dupré John. (2001). Human nature and the limits of science. Clarendon. In this book, Dupre' warns that our understanding of human nature is skewed by scientism. Dupre' restores our understanding of human nature by demonstrating the correct understanding of human nature in our natural environment, society. -
Humans and Other Animals
Dupré John. (2002). Humans and other animals. Clarendon. In this book Dupre' looks at how we categorize animals and humans and determines the mistake of placing organisms into this unique hierarchy. -
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Current Position
In 2002, Dupre' became the full-time director of Egenis, the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society and where he presently holds position. -
Darwin's Legacy
Dupré John. (2003). Darwin's legacy: What evolution means Today. Oxford University Press. In this book, Dupre' states that the theory of evolution, even with its issues, can no longer be called into doubt. He also touches on the fact that while the theory of evolution follows our physical evolution, it does says very little about about the evolution of human nature and behavior. -
Induction into AAAS
In 2010, Dupre' became a fellow of the American Association for the advancement of Science(AAAS) due to his work regarding Darwinism -
Processes of Life
Dupré John. (2012). Processes of life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology. Oxford University Press. This book explores developments in biology and our understanding of human society and nature. -
AAAS
In 2018, Dupre' was elected as the Vice President of the AAAS. -
Amacad
Dupre' was also elected to join the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2020
