Ian Hacking Quotes


If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser.


Citations

Hacking, Ian. "Defusing the Danger." The New York Review of Books, 2000.

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Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking
  • Born: February 18, 1936
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Philosopher

Ian MacDougall Hacking CC FRSC FBA 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.