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

Program:

Representing and Intervening

Tuesday 6. October 14:15-16:00
Professor Ragnar Fjelland, The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

 

 

The Emergence of Probability & The Taming of Chance

Tuesday 13. October 14:15-16:00
Professor Roger Strand, The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

 

 

The Social Construction of What?

Tuesday 20. October 14:15-16:00
Professor Torjus Midtgarden, The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

 

 

Trees of Logic, Trees of Porhphyry

Tuesday 27 October 14:15-16:00
Associate Professor Rasmus Slaatelid, The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

 

 

Historical Ontology

Tuesday 3. November 14:15-16:00
Professor Arild Utaker, Department of Philosophy

 

 

Mad Travellers

Tuesday 10. november 14:15-16:00
Professor Ragnar Fjelland, The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

 

 

Making Up People

Tuesday 17. November 14:15-16:00
Associate Professor Svein Atle Skålevåg, Department of Archeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion

 

 

Ian Hacking

Interview with Ian Hacking

My favourite book is The Emergence of Probability (1975), because that is when I really started to do philosophy in my own way. Read more.

Ian Hacking and Bruna de Marchi

Holberg Prize Symposium 2009: Ian Hacking

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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.

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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.