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1	Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory more books like this by Ian Hacking $7.94 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist In just 25 years, Multiple Personality Disorder has progressed from a rare and odd occurrence to a syndrome that supports treatment centers thoughout North America. What is it about our culture in the late 20th century that has encouraged its growth? Is there a larger historical context for this surprising outbreak of mental illness? These are the ... see all copies from $4.80! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Taming of Chance more books like this by Ian Hacking, Quentin Skinner (Editor), James Tully (Editor) $19.23 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as ... see all copies from $19.23! new only from $19.23! \| first editions \| SVS
3	An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic more books like this by Ian Hacking $31.17 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist This is an introductory textbook on probability and induction written by one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. The book has been designed to offer maximal accessibility to the widest range of students (not only those majoring in philosophy) and assumes no formal training in elementary symbolic logic. It offers a comprehensive course ... see all copies from $18.95! new only from $31.17! \| SVS
4	Representing and Intervening: Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science more books like this by Ian Hacking $25.00 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist This is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism. It has two parts. 'Representing' deals with the different philosophical accounts of scientific objectivity and the reality of scientific entities. The views of Kuhn, Feyerabend, Lakatos, Putnam, van ... see all copies from $23.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions
5	The Social Construction of What? more books like this by Ian Hacking $14.00 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Particularly troublesome in this area is the status of the natural sciences, where there is conflict between biological and social approaches to mental illness, and in other areas. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $18.43! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference more books like this by Ian Hacking $17.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. Ian Hacking presents a philosophical critique of early ideas about probability, induction, and statistical inference and the growth of this new family of ideas ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $18.57! \| first editions
7	Mad Travelers more books like this by Ian Hacking $4.95 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist An occasional employee of a local gas company, Albert Dadas suffered from a strange compulsion that led him to travel obsessively, often without identification, not knowing who he was or why he travelled. He became notorious for his extraordinary expeditions to such far-reaching spots as Algeria, Moscow and Constantinople. Medical reports of Dadas ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
8	Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? more books like this by Ian Hacking $11.45 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist 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 to do so. Ian Hacking considers here some dozen case studies in the history of philosophy to show the different ways in which language has been important, and the ... see all copies from $11.45! new only from $34.91! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Logic of Statistical Inference more books like this by Ian Hacking $16.02 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist This book is a philosophical study of the basic principles of statistical reasoning. Professor Hacking has sought to discover the simple principles which underlie modern work in mathematical statistics and to test them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences fort statisticians. The ideas of modern logic are used ... see all copies from $16.02! new only from $16.02! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Oxford Readings in Philosophy more books like this by Ian Hacking (Photographer) $12.49 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! new only from $12.49! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Historical Ontology more books like this by Ian Hacking $22.05 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist This collection of essays and reviews by Ian Hacking, written between 1973 and 1999, examines the link between history and philosophy, particularly as formulated by Michel Foucault. see all copies from $22.05! new only from $22.05! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference more books like this by Michael J Wichura, Ian Hacking $85.50 (new hardcover, see detail) add to wishlist Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. Ian Hacking presents a philosophical critique of early ideas about probability, induction, and statistical inference and the growth of this new family of ideas ... see all copies from $77.38! new only from $77.38!
13	A concise introduction to logic. - more books like this by Ian Hacking $59.25 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
14 view cover	Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses by Ian Hacking $15.18 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist Hacking tells the fascinating tale of Albert Dadas, a native of France's Bordeaux region and the first diagnosed mad traveler. Dadas suffered from a strange compulsion that led him to travel obsessively, often without identification, not knowing who he was or why he traveled. Using the records of Philippe Tissie, Dadas's physician, Hacking ... see all copies from $15.18! new only from $15.18! \| SVS
15 view cover	Mad Travellers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses more books like this by Ian Hacking $41.97 (new hardcover, see detail) add to wishlist This text uses the case of Albert Dadas, the first diagnosed "mad traveller", to weigh the legitimacy of cultural versus physical symptoms in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The author argues that psychological symptoms find niches where transient illnesses flourish. see all copies from $41.97! new only from $41.97!
16	Domesticacion del Azar, La by Ian Hacking $46.38 (new softcover, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $46.38! new only from $46.38!
17	Das Leiden Am Sinnlosen Leben. Psychotherapie F? ? R Heute by Ian Hacking add to wishlist see all copies from $52.46!
18	Leibniz and Descartes, proof and eternal truths more books like this by Ian Hacking add to wishlist see all copies from $38.58!
19	Einführung in Die Philosophie Der Naturwissenschaften by Ian Hacking $17.19 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $17.35! new only from $35.19!
20	An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic Desk Examination Edition by Ian Hacking $15.00 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist This is an introductory textbook on probability and induction written by one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. The book has been designed to offer maximal accessibility to the widest range of students (not only those majoring in philosophy) and assumes no formal training in elementary symbolic logic. It offers a comprehensive course ... see all copies from $15.00!
21 view cover	Exercises in Analysis: Essays by Students of Casimir Lewy more books like this by Ian Hacking $25.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist This is a volume of specially commissioned essays of analytical philosophy, on topics of current interest in ethics and the philosophy of logic and language. Among the topics discussed are the making of wicked promises, G. E. Moore's early ethical views, as well as indexicals, tense, indeterminism, conventionalism in mathematics, and identity and ... see all copies from $19.21! new only from $25.29! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Psa 1978 more books like this by Ian Hacking (Editor), Philosophy Of Science Association, Peter D Asquith (Editor) $14.98 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99!
23	Multiple Pers? ? Nlichkeit by Ian Hacking Ian Hacking add to wishlist see all copies from $42.30!
24	Les Fous Voyageurs by Françoise Bouillot Ian Hacking add to wishlist see all copies from $72.78! new only from $72.78!
25	Ame Reecrite (L') by Hacking Ian add to wishlist see all copies from $73.00! new only from $73.00!

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