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Birth: John Dupre
John A. Dupre was born on July 3, 1952, in Kent, England to Desmond John Dupre and Catherine Lane Dupre (John A. Dupre).
During his lifetime he has published over 250 works of literature. This timeline will highlight some of the most important works. -
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Junior research fellow St. John’s College, Oxford (John A. Dupre).
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Dupre earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Cambridge University (Dupre).
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Taught at Stanford University in the Department of Philosophy (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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Published: The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science published by Harvard University Press (John Dupre).
Dupre argues against philosophers and scientist looking to bring full accountability of the order of biology and creation. Dupre details the shortfalls of scientific disunity. Dupre goes on to argue for the case of moderate realism versus constructivism and extreme empiricism. -
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Served as Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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Dupre became a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Exeter (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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Published: Human Nature and the Limits of Science published by Clarendon Press (John Dupre).
Dupre analyzes pseudo-scientific thinking and how it is harmful to both the scientific and non-scientific communities. He examines the limits of human nature and science. -
Published: Humans and Other Animals published by Oxford University Press
Dupre discusses the way that humans categorize other species of animals and gives opposition to the idea that animals are classified. He argues against the way we mandatorily place organisms into specific categories. -
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Dupre became full-time director of Egenis at ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
His research during this time focused on philosophical issues concerning the interpretation and implication of genetics and genomics. During this time he published Gnomes and What to Make of Them ( University of Chicago Press, 2008) with Professor Barry Barnes and Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology (Oxford University Press, 2012). -
Published: Darwin’s Legacy: What Evolution Means Today published by Oxford University Press on Demand (John Dupre).
Dupre discusses the impact of Darwin’s Origin of Species and explores the debate that has taken place due to Darwin’s work. Dupre explores the new topic of evolutionary psychology, looking into how humans developed culture, language, morality, art, and sexuality. -
Dupre was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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Dupre served as the President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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John Dupre (Exeter) – Why Philosophy of Biology? (Dupre, Why Philosophy of Biology?)
Dupre delivers a speech at the University of Bristol and discusses why he studies the philosophy of biology.
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Dupre was a Spinoza Visiting Professor at the University of Amsterdam (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).
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Dupre was elected the Vice-President/President-Elect of the Philosophy of Science Association (Dupre, Professor John Dupre).