Elliott Sober
Elliott Sober · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher of biology and of science
1948, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
United States
Elliott Sober is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Philosopher of biology and of science
Sober is Hans Reichenbach Professor and Vilas Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and one of the most influential philosophers of biology and of science, known for work on parsimony, natural selection, and probabilistic reasoning, and as a prominent critic of intelligent design. His writing brought rigorous logic and statistics to debates about evolution. He is documented among notable Jewish figures in philosophy.
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Philosopher of biology and of science
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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