Ian hacking

Ian Hacking (1936-)

  • The Taming of Chance

    The Taming of Chance

    This was a book written by Ian Hacking. While he did not come up with the idea of probability, he discusses how it has been used in the past. This book combined with his earlier books called "The Logic of Statistical Inference" and "The Emergence ofProbability" show that his early work was centered around philosophy and mathematics.
    Grandy, K. (2013). Ian Hacking. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ian-hacking
  • Rewriting the Soul

    Rewriting the Soul

    This book he wrote is geared around how we understand ourselves primarily based around memories that we have. He uses the relationship between Multiple Personality Disorder and a past history of trauma to explain how memories can shape who we are.
  • Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

    Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

    This was a book written by Ian Hackworth where he shares his views and thoughts on different mental illnesses and how society can part of the cause. Even with the increase in new mental illnesses he doesn't believe that they are made up, but are in a environment to thrive.
    O’Neill. (1999). Review of: Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illness. Canadian Psychology = Psychologie Canadienne, 40(3), 281–283.
  • Why Race Still Matters

    The was an article written by Ian Hacking that was published in the Daedalus. He believes race still matters mainly due to five things: nature, genealogy, cognitive science, empire, and pollution rules. He explains that we generally look for the differences in things and he goes on to state "You do not have to treat people equally, if they are sufficiently different." (Hacking, 2005)
    Hacking. (2005). Why Race Still Matters. Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.), 134(1), 102–116
  • The Biosocial Being

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UycZagPDycY
    This video touches on many different areas of his previous work. Understanding who we are as individuals, groups, and race/ethnicities.