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John Dupre 3 July 1952-Present

By Mansa Hercules

  • John Dupre

    Born in 1952 in the United Kingdom
  • Graduated from Oxford University in 1977

    Graduated from Oxford University in 1977

    John Dupre received his bachelor degree in philosophy, politics and economics, which is an interdisciplinary degree which combines study from three disciplines.
  • Received his PhD from Cambridge University

    Received his PhD from Cambridge University

    Dupre obtained his PhD in philosophy in 1981 from Cambridge University.
  • First Book Published

    First Book Published

    John Dupre publish his first book in 1993 called The Disorder of Things. Metaphysical foundations of the disunity of science. It articulates a non-reductive, indeterministic, and pluralistic metaphysics, and argues that this is much better suited to understanding contemporary science, especially biology, than is the monistic physicalism assumed by most contemporary philosophers of science.
  • Taught at Stanford University

    Taught at Stanford University

    Taught in the Philosophy Dept at Stanford University for 10 years before returning to the UK in 1996
  • Senior Research Fellow at Exeter

    Senior Research Fellow at Exeter

    After returning to the UK Dupre became a researcher at Exeter University. He also taught philosophy and help create more degrees to be offered in philosophy.
  • Full-time directorship of Egenis

    Full-time directorship of Egenis

    In 2002 Dupre became full director of Egenis Centre for Genomics in Society. As director he mentored and help guided many students through their PhD studies.
  • President-Elect of the Philosophy of Science Association

    President-Elect of the Philosophy of Science Association

    In 2019 Dupre became the president of the Philosophy of Science Association. He continues to publish papers in journals on the philosophy of science.