Ian Hacking Quote

Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of knowledge to alter the world. This is odd, because 'experimental method' used to be just another name for scientific method.... I hope [to] initiate a Back-to-Bacon movement, in which we attend more seriously to experimental science. Experimentation has a life of its own.


Representing and Intervening: Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science (ed. Cambridge University Press, 1983) - ISBN: 9781107268159


Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of ...

Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of ...

Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of ...

Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of ...