Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology. Third Edition. Elliott Sober, editor.

The Design Argument Elliott Sober

The design argument is one of three main arguments for the existence of God; the others are the ontological argument and the cosmological argument. Unlike the ontological argument, the design argument and the cosmological argument are a posteriori. And whereas the cosmological argument can focus on any present event to get the ball rolling (arguing that it must trace back to a first cause, name...

Mathematical Biology: I. An Introduction, Third Edition

Cell Biology and Histology, Third Edition

Every health care professional knows the frustration evoked when a word processor's spell-checker flags every other word in document full of medical jargon. Stedman's Plus is a competent solution. It is a spell-checker supplement that contains over 343,000 medical terms as well as 20,000 generic and brand drug names from the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) Generics. Stedman's is designed to wo...

Coincidences and How to Think about Them Elliott Sober

The naïve see causal connections everywhere. Consider the fact that Evelyn Marie Adams won the New Jersey lottery twice. The naïve find it irresistible to think that this cannot be a coincidence. Maybe the lottery was rigged or perhaps some uncanny higher power placed its hand upon her brow. Sophisticates respond with an indulgent smile and ask the naïve to view Adams’ double win within a large...

1 Coincidences and How to Think about Them Elliott Sober

The naïve see causal connections everywhere. Consider the fact that Evelyn Marie Adams won the New Jersey lottery twice. The naïve find it irresistible to think that this cannot be a coincidence. Maybe the lottery was rigged or some uncanny higher power placed its hand upon her brow. Sophisticates respond with an indulgent smile and ask the naïve to view Adams’ double win within a larger perspe...