Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking
Ian MacDougall Hacking, born February 18, 1936, is a Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards, such as the Killam Prize for the Humanities and the Balzan Prize, and been a member of many prestigious groups, including the Order of Canada, the Royal Society of Canada and the British Academy...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth18 February 1936
CountryCanada
Ian Hacking quotes about
doing-nothing settling cases
In each case you settle on an act. Doing nothing at all counts as an act.
philosopher modern claims
Many modern philosophers claim that probability is relation between an hypothesis and the evidence for it.