Ian MacDougall Hacking ( born Ian MacDougall Hacking ; February 18, 1936 , Vancouver ) is a Canadian philosopher engaged in the philosophy of science .
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| Date of Birth | February 18, 1936 (83 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Vancouver Canada |
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| School / tradition | Analytic philosophy |
| Direction | Western Philosophy |
| Period | 20th century philosophy |
| Core interests | Philosophy of Science , Philosophy of Mathematics |
| Influenced | Foucault, Michelle Feyerabend, Paul Karl Kuhn, Thomas Samuel Pierce, Charles Sanders Wittgenstein, Ludwig Austin, John Langshaw |
| Awards | Holberg Prize (2009) Balzan Award (2014) |
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Biography
He was educated at the University of British Columbia and Cambridge University . He received a Ph.D. (1962) from Cambridge University . After that he taught at a number of universities. Scientific works are devoted to the influence of statistics and probability theory on people's lives.
Rewards
- Order of Canada (2004)
- Holberg Prize (2009)
- Austrian badge of honor “For science and art” (2012)
- Balzan Award (2014)
Books
- Hacking I. Representation and Intervention. Introduction to the philosophy of natural sciences. Per. from English / Translation by S. Kuznetsov, Scientific. ed. Mamchur E.A. M.: Logos 1998 .-- 296 p.
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 121208354 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.