Ian Hacking


Ian Hacking awarded the Holberg Prize 2009

Holberg Prize laureate 2009 Ian Hackin and H.R.H Crown Princess Mette Marit H.R.H Crown Princess Mette-Marit Awards the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2009 to Ian Hacking. minnepris 2009 til Ian Hacking. Photo: Marit Hommedal/Holberg Prize
- We had to find out how to find out. That is a series of cultural discoveries in historical time. But it is not only the history of civilizations. People had to have various sorts of latent abilities that they learned how to use. Finding out how to find out is an intricate interplay between innate faculties and human history. It has had more impact on our planet than anything else we have done.

The Social Construction of What?

Representing and Intervening

Mad Travelers

Rewriting the Soul

The Taming of Chance

The Emergence of Probability

Logic of Statistical Inference

6. October - 17. November: Lectures on Ian Hackings work

The Taming of Chance is one of Ian Hacking's books that will be discussed in a series of lectures by The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen.

Time: Tuesdays 14:15-16:00 (from 6. October to 17. November)
Location: Ida Bloms hus, Allégaten 34, 2nd floor
The lectures will be held in Norwegian only

Ian Hacking at the House of Literature in Oslo

Location: Litteraturhuset in Oslo, Wergelandsveien 29, 0176 Oslo
Thursday November 26. kl 1700.
Home page Litteraturhuset

More information coming soon.

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (Appr. EUR 570,000/ USD 800,000)

Nils Klim Prize is awarded to young Nordic researchers under 35 years within the academic fields of the Holberg Prize.

Holberg Prize School Project is a research competition for pupils in the upper secondary school.

Holberg Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003.

15.09.2012: Deadline for Nomination to the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2013 is NOK 4.5 million (approximately EUR 575,000/USD 775,000). Read more.

15.09.2012: Deadline Nomination to the Nils Klim Prize 2013

The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to a Nordic researcher under 35 who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Nils Klim Prize for 2013 is NOK 250,000 (approx. 32 000EUR /42 000USD).Read more.