Bøker av Elliott Sober

A guide to some of the developments that have occurred in the philosophy of biology. Covering such issues as evolutionary theory, creationism, teleology, nature versus nurture and sociobiology, this book provides an overview of the current state of play in this rapidly-changing discipline.

The authors demonstrate that unselfish behavior is in fact an important feature of both biological and human nature. Their book provides a panoramic view of altruism throughout the animal kingdom-from self-sacrificing parasites to the human capacity for selflessness-even as it explains the evolutionary sense of such behavior.

Attempts to show that the simplicity of a hypothesis can be measured by attending to how well it answers certain kinds of questions.

A guide to some of the developments that have occurred in the philosophy of biology. Covering such issues as evolutionary theory, creationism, teleology, nature versus nurture and sociobiology, this book provides an overview of the current state of play in this rapidly-changing discipline.