Elliott Sober
Elliott Sober | |
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| Born | June 6, 1948 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Philosophy of science |
| Doctoral advisor | Hilary Putnam |
| President of the DLMPST/IUHPST | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Hodges |
| Succeeded by | Menachem 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.