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Works cited
Works Cited
“2. St. Paul’s Hospital (1913 & 1931-1936) | Heritage Vancouver.” Heritage Vancouver Society, http://heritagevancouver.org/top10-watch-list/2006/2-st-pauls-hospital/. Accessed 3 Sept. 2022. Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Ian Hacking - Wikipedia.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 20 Sept. 2003, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hacking. -
Works cited Cont.
Structurae. “Collège de France (Paris ( 5 Th ), 1780) | Structurae.” Structurae, Structurae, https://structurae.net/en/structures/college-de-france. Accessed 3 Sept. 2022. “University of Toronto.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/University-of-Toronto. Accessed 3 Sept. 2022. -
Video
Ian hacking's Holberg Lecture
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Birth
Ian Hacking was born on February 18, 1936. He was born in Vancouver, Canada -
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Ian Hacking most known for
Hacking self identifies as a Cambridge analytic philosopher.
Hacking is an advocate of "Entity Realism" which is the realistic approach to finding answers of the unknowns in science, yet still keeping a apprehension towards already made scientific theories. He is also Known for his work titled The Emergence of Probability (1975) -
School
Ian Hacking earned his Ba in Mathematics and physics from the University of British Columbia and went on to earn his PhD from Cambridge. He held many positions in many different settings in both the US and in Europe leading to his Professorship at the University of Toronto in 1982 -
Career
After gaining his Professorship he went on to hold the highest honor the university of Toronto bestows to faculty named the University Professor. -
Making History
From the years of 2000 to 2006 Hacking held the Chair of Philosophy of History and Scientific Concepts at the College de France. Holding the Chaired position at the College de France means that you are the head of this department. Hacking made History when he was the first Anglophone ( English Speaking) to be elected to a permanent chair in the colleges history. He went on until 2006 when he retired. -
Ending of teaching career
Hacking was a professor of philosophy at UC Santa Cruz until 2010 and then ended his teaching career in 2011 as a visiting professor at the University of Cape Town.