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Darwinism
Professor Dupré was elected into the American Association for advancement in science in 2010. This was due to his work in the field on Darwinism in the field of biology. -
Pluralistic Metaphysics
John Dupré has contributed to the area of Metaphysics in many ways chiefly being his teachings at the University of Exeter. He focuses on the philosophy of biology with his thinking on how all living creatures are not things but processes. By this he means we are always in flux. The book "Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology" published in 2018which John helped edited does a deep dive on this.
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Indeterministic Compatibilism
Dupre's philosophical work on indeterministic compatibilism has helped to provide a new way to think about the world around us. John rejects determinism and how we live in an unorderly world narrowed down to statistics. Admin, RoR Project. “John Dupré on ‘Indeterministic Compatibilism’ and ‘Free Will in a World of Process.’” Roots of Responsibility, 6 June 2019, rootsofresponsibility.co.uk/2019/06/06/john-dupre-on-indeterministic-compatibilism-and-free-will-in-a-world-of-process/. -
Philosophy of Biology
Dupré tends to criticize the notion of taxonomy in biology. This leads back to his views on the world being dynamic and statistical. In an interview he stated, "in a world of processes these properties can only reflect an instantaneous cross-section through a world in constant flux" (“John Dupré | Issue 133 | Philosophy Now”) when asked about process-based biology.
“John Dupré | Issue 133 | Philosophy Now.” Philosophynow.org, philosophynow.org/issues/133/John_Dupre. Accessed 11 Dec. 2022. -
Book Citation
Nicholson, Daniel J., and John Dupré (eds), Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology (Oxford, 2018; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 July 2018), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779636.001.0001, accessed 30 Nov. 2022.