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Ian Hacking wrote his first major works titled "Why Does Language Matter to Philosphy?" and "The Emergence of Probability" under the guise and mentorship of Paul-Michel Foucault. These works focused on the historical aspect of science and its effects on the probability of an event or aspect occurring. This was the foundation to his self-reported field of expertise of Analytic Philosophy. https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/philosophers/hacking/
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Ian Hacking developed teachings on scientific probability in the fields of Mathematics, Social Sciences, Medical, Transient Mental Illness, and many other fields and how they were affected throughout history with a realistic view on the actuality of these events occurring and how these social aspects played a role into the processing. He also merged two different "unrelated" fields into one. https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/hacking-ian-1936/v-1
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Ian Hacking is promoted to the Head of Philosophy for the University of Toronto, and also given the title of University Professor, which is the highest title you can obtain
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Hacking is given the Chair of Philosophy and the History of Scientific Techniques, the first anglosaxon to ever achieve the position at the school. https://www.college-de-france.fr/chaire/ian-hacking-philosophie-et-histoire-des-concepts-scientifiques-chaire-statutaire
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He received the Killam Prize from the University of Toronto, which is the highest honor they could bestow on him for his work in humanities. He made a significant impact in the fields of probability and social development and was awarded the 100,000 dollar prize. https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/prizes/killam-prizes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE94nNB2WOc Amazing, albeit long, speech that summarizes his teachings in the fields of philosophy, mathematics, and physics.