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Who is Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking, born February 18th 1936 in Vancouver, British Columbia is a leading scholar of Philosophy and History of Science. -
Other Contributions
Ian Hacking also wrote a few books called “Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy”; which discusses the theory of meaning and development of philosophy and how language is a central component of this as well as historical works that make it possible to understand the issue. -
Hackings idea of Entity Realism
Entity Realism is a form of realism that embraces a more realistic stance when looking for answers to unknown questions while keeping a healthy skepticism about scientific theories. -
A little about Hacking
During Hackings career he has won awards such as the Killam Prize for Humanities and the Balzan Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of natural science. Hacking was influenced by the debates of other philosophers such as Thomas Kuhn and Imre Lakatos. -
Rewriting the soul and current
one of his newest works are “Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory” Ian Hacking writes about multiple personality disorder and the effects of the disorder on a persons memories. -
MLA Citation and video
Hacking, Ian. (1975), Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy, Cambridge University Press. pp1-200. vol 121 Hacking, Ian. (1995), Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences. pp 1-352. [link text]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-wVypwSAxM