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Ian Hacking grew up in Vancouver and completed his first degree, a BA in mathematics and physics, at the University of British Columbia. He then went on to Cambridge University, where he earned a BA, MA, and Ph.D. (1962) in Moral Sciences. Hacking has taught philosophy at many universities in North America and abroad, including Cambridge, Oxford, Princeton, and Stanford. -
The Logic of Statistical Inference
One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central concepts and questions surrounding statistical reasoning. -
The Emergence of Probability
A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference. -
The Taming of Chance
This book is about the history of probability, It is a sequel to his earlier The Emergence of Probability (1975). This book was named by The Modern Library as one of the best 100 non-fiction works of the 20th century. -
Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory
Ian Hacking uses the MPD epidemic and its links with the contemporary concept of child abuse to scrutinize today's moral and political climate, especially our power struggles about memory and our efforts to cope with psychological injuries. -
Mad Travellers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illness
The book provides an historical account of a medical condition that used to be known as fugue or mad travel. -
An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic
This is an introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction. It offers a comprehensive course covering all basic definitions of induction and probability, and considers such topics as decision theory, Bayesianism, frequency ideas, and the philosophical problem of induction. -
Collège de France
He is the first anglophone scholar to be appointed to a permanent chair at Collège de France -
‘The Styles Project’
is project of research that aims to investigate the philosophical significance of the thesis that there exist distinct scientific ways of knowing which have emerged and stabilized at different points in the history of the sciences.
