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University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS) Ian Hacking fonds Subseries
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Reviews of I. Hacking's publications

Subseries consists of records collected by Hacking and his publishers which review his own publications. Material is predominantly press clippings, with some reprints and correspondence. If correspondence is included in a file it is noted in the file title within square brackets.

Articles

Sub-series consists of reprints and digital drafts of articles written by Hacking. Records span his early career to the 2000s and cover topics including statistics, logic, categorization, natural kinds, psychological trauma and disease.

Manuscripts and drafts

Subseries consists of manuscripts and drafts of Hacking’s writing. Records span Hacking’s career and reflection on topics that include natural kinds, categorization, logic, reasoning, and the philosophy of mathematics. Subseries includes multiple chapters from the unpublished book Tradition of Natural Kinds and Why is there philosophy of mathematics at all? (2013). Some files include correspondence, which is indicated in the file title within square brackets.

Digital files consist of drafts, research notes and proofs for his book, Why is there philosophy of mathematics at all? (Cambridge University Press, 2014), and unpublished projects Tradition of Natural Kinds and Making Up People. Also included is a folder titled “CURRENT SMALL PROJECTS” which includes an assortment of draft writing.

Publishing agreements and correspondence

Sub-series consists of records documenting communications and agreements with publishers of Hacking’s various publications. Records include contracts, memorandum, correspondence, and royalty statements.

Reviews

Sub-series consists of reprints and digital drafts of reviews written by Hacking. The subject of the reviews focus largely on the philosophy of science, logic, and objectivity.