Ian Hacking (February 18, 1936 - May 10, 2023)

The Emergence of Probability

1975

Hacking wrote 13 books, one of which was "The Emergence of Probability." This book "[shaped] people’s understanding not just of arcane fields like quantum physics but also of everyday life" (Williams, 2023).
Works Cited
Williams, Alex. “Ian Hacking, Eminent Philosopher of Science and Much Else, Dies at 87.” The New York Times, 28 May 2023, www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/science/ian-hacking-dead.html#:~:text=Ian%20Hacking%2C%20a%20Canadian%20philosopher,a%20retirement%20home%20in%20Toronto.

The Construction of What?

1999

In this book, Hacking discusses the creation and assignment of labels and how a person under those labels automatically "inherits all of the social and cultural characteristics associated with it" (Cantara, 2023).
Ian Hacking
Works Cited
Cantara, Annie. "Ian Hacking". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Sep. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ian-Hacking. Accessed 5 October 2023.
YouTube, YouTube, 13 Oct. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp7_iB9tsT8.

Collège de France

2000

Hacking taught philosophy at a number of universities, including at the Collège de France from 2000-2006 where "he became the first Anglophone to hold a permanent position (as chair of the philosophy and history of scientific concepts)" (Augustyn, 2023).
Works Cited
Augustyn, Alex. “Ian Hacking.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 12 Sept. 2023, www.britannica.com/topic/Ian-Hacking.

Hoberg Prize

2009

In 2009, Ian Hacking was awarded the Hoberg Prize, "an award recognizing academic scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology" (Williams, 2023). Works Cited
Williams, Alex. “Ian Hacking, Eminent Philosopher of Science and Much Else, Dies at 87.” The New York Times, 28 May 2023, www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/science/ian-hacking-dead.html#:~:text=Ian%20Hacking%2C%20a%20Canadian%20philosopher,a%20retirement%20home%20in%20Toronto.