Sober, Elliott (Reuben)
SOBER, Elliott (Reuben)
SOBER, Elliott (Reuben). American, b. 1948. Genres: Philosophy. Career: University of Wisconsin-Madison, assistant professor, 1974-80, associate professor of philosophy, 1980-84, prof, 1984-. Publications: Simplicity, 1975; The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus, 1984; Reconsituting the Past: Parsimony Evolution and Inference, 1988; Reconstructing Marxism, 1991; Philosphy of Biology 1993; From a Biological Point of View, 1994; (ed) Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology: An Anthology, 1994; (with D.S. Wilson) Unto Others: the Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior, 1998. Address: Department of Philosophy, 5185 White Hall, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A.
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