Elliott Sober is one of the leading philosophers of science and is a former winner of the Lakatos Prize, the major award in the field. This new collection of essays will appeal to a readership that extends well beyond the frontiers of the philosophy of science. Sober shows how ideas in evolutionary biology bear in significant ways on traditional problems in philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, and metaphysics. Amongst the topics addressed are psychological egoism, solipsism, and the interpretation of belief and ...
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Elliott Sober is one of the leading philosophers of science and is a former winner of the Lakatos Prize, the major award in the field. This new collection of essays will appeal to a readership that extends well beyond the frontiers of the philosophy of science. Sober shows how ideas in evolutionary biology bear in significant ways on traditional problems in philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, and metaphysics. Amongst the topics addressed are psychological egoism, solipsism, and the interpretation of belief and utterance, empiricism, Ockham's razor, causality, essentialism, and scientific laws. The collection will prove invaluable to a wide range of philosophers, primarily those working in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind, and epistemology.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 268 p. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology . 1 Tables, unspecified; 11 Line drawings, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Minor rubbing. VG. 24x15cm, x, 255 pp., Series: Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology. Contents: Did evolution make us psychological egoists? ; Why not solipsism? ; The adaptive advantage of learning and a priori prejudice; The primacy of truth-telling and the evolution of lying; Prospects for an evolutionary ethics; Contrastive empiricism; Let's razor Ockham's razor; The principle of the common cause; Explanatory presupposition; Apportioning casual responsibility; Evolution, population thinking, and essentialism; Temporally oriented laws ["Elliott Sober is one of the leading philosophers of science and is a former winner of the Lakatos Prize, the major award in the field. This new collection of essays will appeal to a readership that extends well beyond the frontiers of the philosophy of science. Sober shows how ideas in evolutionary biology bear in significant ways on traditional problems in philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, and metaphysics. Amongst the topics addressed are psychological egoism, solipsism, and the interpretation of belief and utterance, empiricism, Ockham's razor, causality, essentialism, and scientific laws. The collection will prove invaluable to a wide range of philosophers, primarily those working in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mind, and epistemology"-Publisher's description].
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Line drawings, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology . 11 b/w illus. 1 table. Intended for college/higher education audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Very Good; Owner's name top edge of first page. 0521477530. No creases. Index; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology; 8.82 X 5.98 X 0.87 inches; 260 pages.
