Category Archives: Ian Hacking

Philosophical Inquiries, Vol 9 No 1, 2021 – special section on Ian Hacking

Posted on March 3, 2021 by stuartelden

Philosophical Inquiries, Vol 9 No 1, 2021 – special section on Ian Hacking Introduction open access, other papers require subscription Introduction. Ian Hacking and the Historical Reason of the Sciences Matteo Vagelli, Marica Setaro115-120 Naturalism, pragmatism and historical epistemology David … Continue reading →

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Biopower: Foucault and Beyond – edited by Cisney and Morar

Posted on December 9, 2015 by stuartelden

A new collection now out – Biopower: Foucault and Beyond – edited by Vernon W. Cisney and Nicolae Morar. Contains essays by Revel, Negri, Patton, Mills, Hacking, Mendieta, Stoler, Rabinow, Rose, Esposito… Michel Foucault’s notion of “biopower” has been a … Continue reading →

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Ian Hacking’s Collège de France courses online

Posted on August 7, 2015 by stuartelden

This was news to me – Ian Hacking’s Collège de France courses, where he held the Chaire de philosophie et histoire des concepts scientifiques between 2001-2006, are online at his website.

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Ian Hacking on DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Posted on September 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Ian Hacking reviews DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in the London Review of Books (open access). Thanks to Chathan Vemuri for the link.

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Ian Hacking on chance as worldview

Posted on September 2, 2013 by stuartelden

Understanding Society has an interesting post about Ian Hacking’s work on chance and probability.

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Hacking – Pluto, Plutocrats & Plutonium

Posted on May 15, 2013 by stuartelden

Thanks to Elliot Jarbe for the link – Ian Hacking recently gave a lecture in Berlin which elaborated on the Pluto theme. Details here. Elliot asks if anyone knows the link to the audio recording – please add as a … Continue reading →

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Ian Hacking in Northumbria

Posted on May 15, 2013 by stuartelden

As a break from marking and catching up on journal work and email, I headed up the A1 to Newcastle to hear Ian Hacking speak at the University of Northumbria. I really like his early books The Emergence of Probability … Continue reading →

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Hacking in Holland

Posted on September 14, 2010 by stuartelden

Ian Hacking is due to give the René Descartes lectures in Tilburg, 6-8 October 2010. Details here.

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Hiking and Reading

Posted on August 9, 2010 by stuartelden

The weekend was spent hiking with Susan and friends in the Peak District, around the village of Edale. On Saturday, we went up to the plateau of Kinder Scout (and got absolutely drenched); and on Sunday up Mam Tor and … Continue reading →

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