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Ian Hacking

By ymayfield1

  • Birth

    Birth
    Ian Hacking was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hacking grew up in Vancouver and completed his degree in mathematics and physics at the University of British Columbia in 1958. He continued his studies and fulfilled a Ph.D in Moral Sciences at the University of Cambridge. He is “considered to be among the top rank philosophers in the world.” According to the 2001 Canada Council.

  • Emergence of Probability

    Emergence of Probability
    In 1975 Hacking published “The Emergence of Probability.” Hacking dives into his beliefs that the probability of a predetermined set of beliefs was 50/50 and that the other 50% would be because of randomness/chance. In the book, he shares his critique of the early ideas of probability, induction, and statistical inference. He argues the transformations that probability ideas have been a result of probability theory and relates to the space on the subject that is still being studied.

  • The Taming of Chance

    The Taming of Chance
    In 1990, Ian Hacking released a book pertaining to probability and he titled it “The Taming of Chance.” It is considered to be world changing. In this literature, this book discussed how important probability really determines our lives on a daily basis. This book was reported as “One of the best 100 Non-Fiction works of the 20th century.” by Modern Family.

  • 2014

    2014
    Ian Hacking wins the “2014 Balzan Prize for Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind. His contributions to philosophy and the sciences bring forth the understanding of reasoning and theories which shape the world and scientific knowledge. “Instead, I have engaged in a very different kind of investigation and the mind…” youtube: The Scientific Method: From Bacon to Popper
    https://youtu.be/eIBAuE-Cbic

  • Professor Hacking

    Professor Hacking
    Ian Hacking is still teaching today, he is a professor at the University of Toronto. Actually not just any professor, but a University Emeritus Professor, where he teaches the Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Science. He has received many awards and honors. Not only was he a fellow at Stanford University but he also became the Chair of Stanford’s Department of Philosophy in 1980. He is currently a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

  • Resources

    Resources
    Grandy, Karen, “Ian Hacking.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. 30 April 2007, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ian-hacking Little, Dan, “Ian Hacking on Natural Kinds. Blog Post type. ”Understanding Society, Innovative Thinking About A Global World. 10 June, 2015. https://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2015/06/ian-hacking-on-natural-kinds.html “Ian Hacking..” International Balzan Prize Foundation. https://www.balzan.org/en/prizewinners/ian-hacking