Review of Sober, E., The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory. Concepts, Inferences, and Probabilities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, 288 pp.

Authors

  • Daniel Blanco Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me16.418

Keywords:

evolutionary theory, Elliott Sober

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Published

2025-10-31

How to Cite

Blanco, D. (2025). Review of Sober, E., The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory. Concepts, Inferences, and Probabilities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, 288 pp. Metatheoria – Journal of Philosophy and History of Science, 16(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me16.418

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Book Reviews