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The Logic of Statistical Inference
The first of many, Hacking published the title "The Logic of Statistical Interference". This book was philosophical study of the basic principles of statistical reasoning. Professor Hacking searched to identify the simple underlying mathematical statistics and to test them at a philosophical level. Hacking, Ian. Logic of Statistical Interference. Cambridge University Press, 1965. -
Writings in the 1970's
The Emergence of Probability Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? -
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Writings in the 90's
Hacking Wrote many books in throughout the 1990s including;
The Taming of Chance
Scientific Revolutions
Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory
Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses
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Collège de France
Hacking was the first anglophone (English speaking) to be given a permanent chair at the Collège de France. “Ian Hacking Chair of Philosophy and History of Scientific Concepts (2001-2006).” College De France, www.college-de-france.fr/site/ian-hacking/index.htm#content.htm. -
$50,000 Prize
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