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Hacking does not restrict himself to the foundations of mathematics, but dares to cover both the breadth and the depth of mathematical philosophy. Literary Review of Canada

'Hacking does not restrict himself to the foundations of mathematics, but dares to cover both the breadth and the depth of mathematical philosophy.' Literary Review of Canada '... readable, presented in easily digestible chunks, clearly explained, and just a lot of fun ...' Danny Yee's Book Reviews 'Show[s] non-specialists ... the sort of distinctive contribution to science and maths that a brilliant, very well-informed, philosopher can bring ... I thoroughly recommend this book.' Alan Weir, The Times Literary Supplement

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Ian Hacking is a retired professor of Collège de France, Chair of Philosophy and History of Scientific Concepts, and retired University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His most recent books include The Social Construction of What? (1999), An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic (Cambridge University Press, 2001), The Emergence of Probability (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Scientific Reason (2009) and Exercises in Analysis (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

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