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Jean-Pierre Dupuy is a Professor of French and, by courtesy, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, where he has taught part-time for 38 years. His primary academic base is the École Polytechnique in Paris, where he founded a research center spanning moral, social, economic, and political philosophy, along with philosophy of science and technology.
His educational background includes:
- 1964-1966: École des Mines de Paris
- 1960-1962: École Polytechnique
- Admitted to le Corps des Mines
- July 1960: École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure (Ulm-sciences)
Dupuy's research centers on catastrophe theory and the problem of evil, where he pioneered "enlightened doomsaying" as a third position beyond fatalism and complacency regarding existential threats like nuclear war, climate change, and technological risks. His metaphysical work on Diodorus Kronos' Master Argument intersects with game theory and rational choice, while his literary scholarship focuses on Jorge Luis Borges' explorations of infinity, time, and violence.
His recent publications reveal a consistent trajectory bridging philosophy, science, and literature to analyze human vulnerability in catastrophic scenarios. Works like The War That Must Not Occur (2023) and pandemic-era reflections demonstrate how nuclear ethics, sacred theory, and prediction models converge in understanding existential risks.
At École Polytechnique, Dupuy established an interdisciplinary research hub integrating cognitive science, economics, and philosophy of technology, fostering collaborations across philosophical disciplines and scientific fields.
