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Date of Birth
John Dupre is born -
Philosophy of Biology Explained
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Cambridge University
John receives his Ph.D from Cambridge -
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Philosophy of Biology
John Dupre is a philosopher of biology, which means he studies biology in terms of classical philosophical causation and explanations. -
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Stanford Univeristy
Dupre was a member of the Stanford University Dept. of Philosophy -
First Book Published
John publishes his first book "The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science" which talks about pluralistic metaphysics, non-reductiveness, and indeterministicism regarding the "disunity" of the scientific community. -
Book Published - Dupre/Barnes
Dupre teams up with Barry Barnes to write and publish "Genomes and What to Make of Them" which discusses genetics and genomics. -
Paper Published - Dupre
Dupre publishes essays related to genetics and genomics called "Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology." -
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Recent Works
Dupre has been working on "A Process Ontology for Contemporary Biology" this project focuses on a process-based ontology rather than thing-based or substance-based ontology.