Sober on Intelligent Design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10345966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahotra Sarkar (0000-0002-8248-658X, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 683-691 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2011.00538.x |
| OpenAlex | W1515403879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This response to Sober's (2008) Evidence and Evolution draws out and criticizes some consequences of his analysis because of its reliance on a likelihood framework for adjucating the dispute between (Intelligent Design) creationism and evolution. In particular, Sober's analysis does not allow it to be formally claimed that evolutionary theory better explains living phenomena than Intelligent Design and makes irrelevant the contribution of the theory of evolution by natural selection to assessments of the status of the argument from design. Finally, a rudimentary alternative framework for theory confirmation is presented here which avoids these conclusions by rejecting likelihoodism and deploying multiple criteria to the problem of scientific theory choice
Argument (complex analysis · Creationism · Epistemology · Evolutionary theory · Intelligent design · Natural selection · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Teleological argument · Teleology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolution and Science Education · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |