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Born as the only child to Harold and Margaret Hacking
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University of British Columbia
Earning his bachelors degree in both Mathematics and Physics -
University of Cambridge
Ian Hacking went on to study at University of Cambridge earning his bachelors degree in Moral Sciences. -
University of Cambridge
Continuing on to earn his Masters degree in Moral Sciences in 1962 as well as his doctoral. -
Teaching began
Ian Hacking went on to share his knowledge and teach for many years starting at the University of British Columbia. -
Teaching continues
Staying at University of Cambridge from 1969-1974 -
Teaching continues
After Cambridge he left in 1974 to begin teaching at Stanford University 1975. -
Teaching continued
After his time at Stanford, Ian Hacking continued at the University of Toronto from 1982-2004 -
First Anglohpone to hold permanent position
From 2000-2006, Ian Hacking was the first Anglophone (English-speaking) to hold a permanent position at the College de France, holding the chair of philosophy and history of scientific concepts. -
Wrote 'Making Up People"
Ian Hacking wrote 13 books, and countless articles. Over his years as a professor and philosopher he received numerous awards and contributed so much to world of the philosophy of science. Particularly in the field of mental health and human classification. He was fascinated with how as a society we had these classifications of people in which once assigned it would shape our very being just by the classification. Speaking also in terms of these classifications being created by scientists. -
Passed Away
On May 10, 2023, Ian Hacking passed away at a retirement home in Toronto due to Heart Failure. After retiring in 2006, Ian Hacking still contributed to philosophy and science.