Elliott Sober

Elliott Sober
Born (1948-06-06) June 6, 1948
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 an American philosopher. He is noted for his work in philosophy of biology and general philosophy of science. Sober is Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.