Elliott Sober

Elliott Sober
Born (1948-06-06) June 6, 1948 (age 76)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy of science
Doctoral advisorHilary Putnam
President of the DLMPST/IUHPST
In office
2012–2015
Preceded byWilfrid Hodges
Succeeded byMenachem Magidor

Elliott R. Sober (born 6 June 1948) is Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] Sober is noted for his work in philosophy of biology and general philosophy of science.[2]

  1. ^ "Elliott Sober". University of Wisconsin. 233. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ Pfeifer, Jessica. "2014 Hempel Award Winner Announced". www.philsci.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2016-01-27.