"It all began one morning last July when we noticed a young man of twenty-six crying in his bed in Dr. Pitre's ward. He had just come from a long journey on foot and was ...

Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.

This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.

A lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism.

Many people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that language has always mattered deeply to philosophy and must in some sense continue ...

An introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of science.

In this text, Ian Hacking offers his reflections on the philosophical uses of history. The focus is the historical emergence of concepts and objects.

Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Ian Hacking’s book ...

This groundbreaking collection of contributiond by leading philosophers offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of ...