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A philosopher was born
Ian Hacking is a well-known philiospher of science who was born on February 18, 1936. -
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A Bright Education
Hacking received his BA in Mathematics and Physics in 1956 from the University of British Columbia. In 1958, he earned his BA in Moral Sciences from the University of Cambridge. In 1962 he went on to earn his masters degree and PhD form the University of Cambridge. Hacking was a bright intellectual, whom valued education greatly. His many degrees enabled him to produce some of his best works for the scientific community. -
What is Ian Hacking known for?
Ian Hacking is known for multiple published works. In 1975, he published his first well-known book titled: "The Emergence of Probability". In 1990, he published another well-known book entitled "The Taming of Chance". His books are about how probability and chance are more involved in the nature of science than originally percieved by the scientific community. His views argue against the previously well accepted theory of determinism. -
Hacking's Contribution
Ian Hacking's works contributed to big impacts in the scientific community. He changed the way scientists think about the nature of social and biological reality. His theories of chance and probability contributed to a intellectual shift of thinking. He ended up producing a paradigm shift between how scientists thought pre 19th century, in comparison to modern era thinking in the scientific community.