TY - BOOK ID - 56595891 TI - Evidence and evolution : the logic behind the science PY - 2008 SN - 0521871883 0521692741 9780521871884 9780521692748 9780511806285 9780511395048 0511395043 051139439X 9780511394393 0511806280 9780511392399 131609958X 1107180465 1281370770 9786611370770 0511392397 0511391080 0511393687 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy of nature KW - Logic KW - Evolution. Phylogeny KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Natural selection KW - Evidence KW - Probabilities KW - Philosophy KW - Evidence. KW - Philosophy. KW - Probability KW - Statistical inference KW - Proof KW - Combinations KW - Mathematics KW - Chance KW - Least squares KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Risk KW - Belief and doubt KW - Faith KW - Truth KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy KW - Natural selection - Philosophy KW - Probabilities - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:56595891 AB - How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does the concept of evidence apply to the controversy about creationism as well as to work in evolutionary biology about natural selection and common ancestry? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the specifics of evolutionary biology. Drawing on a set of fascinating examples, he analyzes whether claims about intelligent design are untestable; whether they are discredited by the fact that many adaptations are imperfect; how evidence bears on whether present species trace back to common ancestors; how hypotheses about natural selection can be tested, and many other issues. His book will interest all readers who want to understand philosophical questions about evidence and evolution, as they arise both in Darwin's work and in contemporary biological research. ER -