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Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science by Elliott Sober (English)
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- ISBN-13
- 9780521692748
- Book Title
- Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science
- ISBN
- 9780521692748
- Subject Area
- Science, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Evidence and Evolution : the Logic Behind the Science
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Subject
- Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, Life Sciences / Evolution
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Item Weight
- 23.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 412 Pages
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How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does it apply to the controversy surrounding creationism, natural selection and common ancestry? Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the specifics of evolutionary biology.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521692741
ISBN-13
9780521692748
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63463679
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Evidence and Evolution : the Logic Behind the Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, Life Sciences / Evolution
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
412 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2007-051438
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Qh360.5.S625 2008
Reviews
'If one is interested in the logical foundation of evolutionary reasoning, this book need to be read.' www.roterdorn.de, "This volume belongs on every biologist's bookshelf and should be on the required reading list of every graduate student with the least interest in evolutionary biology." E.O. Wiley, The Quarterly Review of Biology, "For anyone who is interested in increasing one's understanding of evidence and how it bears on evolutionary theory, Sober's book is the best place to begin. In fact, it is the best place to end as well. The likelihood that anyone else will be able to do a better job is slim to non-existent." David Hull, Northwestern University, BioSciences, "....Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science offers a masterful epistemological treatment of scientific inference and justification in the context of evolutionary biology...." Ingo Brigandt, University of Alberta, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, "Elliott Sober, a philosopher of science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has long been a leader in this school [epistemology and ethics], and his latest work, Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science, shows why he commands our attention. He is interested in the question of evidence for theories, and he shows through a careful analysis of statistical thinking (particularly Bayesian thinking) how one can make informed decisions about claims made in biology." Michael Ruse, Scientific American>br>, "[Sober applies his]...insights into evaluation of evidence to show precisely why proponents of intelligent design are dead wrong (it is not, surprisingly, for the usual reasons trotted out by some evolutionary biologists), to understand the best ways to contrast the alternative hypotheses of drift and selection, and to discuss tests of natural selection vs. common ancestry in the case of comparative phylogenetic studies. There is much good food for thought here, and the book is well worth the investment of time and neural firings that it requires to get to the end of it." Massimo Pigliucci, Stony Brook University, Ecology and Evolution, 'Elliott Sober, a philosopher of science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has long been a leader in this school [epistemology and ethics], and his latest work, Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science, shows why he commands our attention. He is interested in the question of evidence for theories, and he shows through a careful analysis of statistical thinking (particularly Bayesian thinking) how one can make informed decisions about claims made in biology.' Michael Ruse, American Scientist, '… one of the most - if not the most - in depth analyses of the relationship between statistical reasoning and evidence in evolutionary biology. Indeed, the book should be read by everyone with a serious interest in evolutionary biology, in the philosophy of biology and in scientific inference more generally. … Sober has written a remarkable and remarkably important book.' History of Philosophy of Life Sciences, '... one of the most - if not the most - in depth analyses of the relationship between statistical reasoning and evidence in evolutionary biology. Indeed, the book should be read by everyone with a serious interest in evolutionary biology, in the philosophy of biology and in scientific inference more generally. ... Sober has written a remarkable and remarkably important book.' History of Philosophy of Life Sciences, 'For anyone who is interested in increasing one's understanding of evidence and how it bears on evolutionary theory, Sober's book is the best place to begin. In fact, it is the best place to end as well. The likelihood that anyone else will be able to do a better job is slim to non-existent.' David Hull, Biosciences, '... stimulating material for a graduate seminar, especially if aimed at an interdisciplinary group of students and faculty. ... There is much good food for thought here, and the book is well worth the investment of time and neural firings that it requires to get to the end of it.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution, "Sober utilizes evolution and cited evidence as the proving ground for detailed philosophical account of evidence for empirical claims...a well-grounded philosophical account of the logic of evidence or induction...Summing up: Recommended." D. Bantz, University of Alaska, Choice, '… stimulating material for a graduate seminar, especially if aimed at an interdisciplinary group of students and faculty. … There is much good food for thought here, and the book is well worth the investment of time and neural firings that it requires to get to the end of it.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Table of Content
Preface; 1. Evidence; 2. Intelligent design; 3. Natural selection; 4. Common ancestry; Conclusion; References; Index.
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
576.8
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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