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John Dupré

By adaline.l.nelson

  • Born July 3rd, 1952

    John A. Dupré was born on July 3rd 1952. He is a well known British Philosopher whose main focus is the Importance of the Philosophy of Biology.

  • Education

    • Studied Philosophy at Cambridge University between 1976-1981
    Dupre taught at three different Universities throughout his career:
    • Stanford university’s department of philosophy (1982-1996)
    • University of London at Birkbeck’s department of philosophy (1996-2000)
    • University of Exeter’s department of Sociology and Philosophy (1998-2012).

  • Ph.D.

    In 1981 John received his Ph.D. at University of Cambridge

  • Well Known Publications

    "The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science" (1993)
    "A Manifesto for a Processual Philosophy of Biology"(2018)
    "Human Nature and the Limits of Science" (2001)

  • Major Contributions

    Dupre, John. "The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science". Harvard University Press, 1993
    Dupre, John. "Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology". Oxford University Press, 2012. https://youtu.be/lklTdctDdIo

  • Today

    Though his main interest is the philosophy of biology, he also makes contributions in systematics, genomics, microbiology, and the evolutionary theory. His most recent focus is researching the possibility of a fully process-centered biology.