Ian Hacking Quote

There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it from the outside.


Chapter 1, An Absent Family Of Ideas, p. 4. - The Emergence Of Probability


There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it...

There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it...

There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it...

There are two ways in which a science develops; in response to problems which is itself creates, and in response to problems that are forced on it...