Ian Hacking (1936 - )

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  • Birth

    Ian Hacking is born in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  • PhD in Moral Sciences

    In 1962 Hacking earned a PhD from Cambridge in Moral Sciences. Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ian-hacking

  • The Emergence of Probability

    In April 1975 Ian Hacking publish The Emergence of Probability. This book was a critique of early ideas about probability and statistics.
    Hacking, Ian (1975). The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas About Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference. Cambridge University Press.

  • Publishes The Taming of Chance

    In 1990, Hacking published "The Taming of Chance". Hacking, Ian. The Taming of Chance. Cambridge University Press, 1990.

  • Holberg Prize

    In 2009, Hacking was awarded the Holberg Prize for "outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social science, law or theology, either in one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work.". Source: https://holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/ian-hacking

  • Balzan Prize

    In 2014 Hacking received the Balzon Prize for Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind. Source: https://www.balzan.org/en/prizewinners/ian-hacking