John Dupr'e

  • Birth of John Dupr'e

    Birth of John Dupr'e
    John Dupr'e was born July 3,1952. Their wasn't any information on where he was born. Since being a British philosopher I would say that he was born in Britian.
  • PHD

    He gained is PHD at Cambridge University in 1981. He had done this after his two years of studying in the U.S as a Harkness Fellow.
  • Research Fellow

    After completing his PHD, he was a Junior Research Fellow for two years at St. Johns College until 1983.
  • Stanford University

    John Dupre took part in the Department Of Philosophy at Stanford University from 1983 until 1996
  • Major Book

    Major Book
    One of his major books that was published was The Disorder of Things.In this book Dupré introduces a strong and compelling argument against reductionism, setting the foundation for his later work. Dupré John. The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science. Harvard University Press, 1996.
  • Director of Egenis

    John Dupre was the director of Centre for the Study of Life sciences from 2002-2012.
  • Spinoza

    From April 1st to April 15th 2006 he was the Spinoza visiting Professor at the University of Amsterdam. He was in two public lectures as well as leading a series of seminars with the university.
  • New Project

    In 2013 he lead a new project at Egenis which was funded by the European Research Council. Its central issues were based on the philosophy of biology on elaborating ontology.
  • Recent Works

    His most recent publication was released March 27th 2019. Philosophy of Biology: Drawing and the dynamic nature of living systems Other Well Known Major works by Dupré include but aren't limited to; Dupré John. Darwins Legacy: What Evolution Means Today. Oxford University Press, 2009. Barnes, Barry, and Dupré John. Genomes and What to Make of Them. The University of Chicago Press, 2008. Dupré John. Human Nature and the Limits of Science. Clarendon, 2005.