Ian Hacking (born February 18, 1936)

The Emergence of Probability (1975)

1975

referred as ground-breaking this book argues that in the 17th century a sudden and important transition in the conception of probability from which modern concepts of probability came to be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TseGryr1JdE Samuli, R., 2021. Hacking, Ian (1936-). [online] Philpapers.org. Available at: https://philpapers.org/archive/REIHI.pdf [Accessed 7 August 2022].

Influencing the Philosophy of Science

1983

A big contribution he made is entity realism. Entities are things with distinct and independent existence. we should believe in entities suggested by the theories of science and also be cautious of those same theories at the same time. Miller, B., 2022. What is Hacking's Argument for Entity Realism?. [online] Philarchive.org. Available at:
<https://philarchive.org/archive/MILWIH#:~:text=Ian%20Hacking's%20Entity%20Realism%20(ER,an%20electron%20gun%2C%20are%20real.> [Accessed 8 August 2022].

The Taming of Chance(1990)

1990

an entertaining and careful discussion on how the development of the idea of chance came to be by successfully showing that the laws of chance were developed from collecting data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQuJD5y3h_4 Fondazione Internazionale Premio Balzan. 2022. Ian Hacking - Balzan Prize for Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind. [online] Available at: https://www.balzan.org/en/prizewinners/ian-hacking/ [Accessed 8 August 2022].

Rewriting the Soul (1995)

1995

Using the MPD and its links to the concept of child abuse he scrutinizes modern moral and political climate, especially our power struggles about memory and peoples efforts to live with psychological injuries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw3Wo1Y0DjE Press.princeton.edu. 1995. Rewriting the Soul. [online] Available at: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691059082/rewriting-the-soul [Accessed 7 August 2022].