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Born July 3, 1952 in Pembury, Kent, England
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Professor Philosophy
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Bachelor, Oxford (England) University
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Doctor of Philosophy
Dupré advocates a pluralistic model of science as opposed to the common notion of reductionism.
Advocates determinism; the philosophical belief that all events are determined completely by previously existing causes.
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Assistant professor Stanford (California) University
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Professor London University, since 1996
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Department of Philosophy at Stanford University
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Numerous Books
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Director Exeter Genomics Research Institute
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Book, "Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology (2012)".
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Essay, "Metaphysics of Metamorphosis". The swarming, ever-changing character of the living world challenges our deepest assumptions about the nature of reality
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Pluralistic Metaphysics
Dupré advocates a pluralistic model of science as opposed to the common notion of reductionism. -
Podcast Appearance
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Member American Philosophical Association, Philosophy of Science Association, Aristotelian Society.