Thomas Pradeu is a French philosopher of biology affiliated with CNRS and the University of Bordeaux, specializing in the philosophy of immunology and biological individuality. He is best known for developing the continuity theory of immunity, which reframes biological selfhood in terms of immunological tolerance rather than self/non-self discrimination. His work bridges analytic philosophy of science and cutting-edge biological research, with particular focus on the conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory and immunology.
Developed the continuity theory of immunity, challenging the classical self/non-self model of immunological identity
Authored The Limits of the Self: Immunology and Biological Identity (2012), a landmark work in philosophy of immunology
Advanced philosophical analysis of biological individuality and the criteria for organism boundaries
Contributed to debates on the epistemological status of natural selection as an explanatory theory
Helped establish philosophy of immunology as a distinct subfield within philosophy of biology