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Nancy Cartwright Work ( DOB: January 24, 1944)
Nancy Cartwright is a professor of philosophy, with an interest revolving around the philosophy of science and the history of science. Mainly her focus was on physics and economics in these fields of studies in which she made contributions with books and articles she wrote. Nancy Cartwright has authored many books on philosophy and history of science such as "Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement" (Durham University). -
Nancy Cartwright/ The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science.
The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science was a book written by Nancy Cartwright in 1999. The book was about the world and the different natures within it and how these different natures behaved. Nancy Cartwright focuses on physics and economics with the book since she finds them to both be disciplines of imperialist tendencies( Cartwright pp 1-20). -
Nancy Cartwright/ Philosophy of Social Science : A New Introduction
Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction is one of the books contributed by Nancy Cartwright to the field of science and philosophy. This book focuses on the relation between science and sociology, given new directions of the philosophy of society especially for students of philosophy. The book tells of the shift within philosophy over the years with new ideas and methods being introduced ( Cartwright).
LSE Philosophy: Nancy Cartwright
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Nancy Cartwright/ What’s so special about empirical adequacy?
What’s so special about empirical adequacy? It is an article written by Nancy Cartwright with Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam. The article tells us about the virtue of theories and whether it is empirically adequate as it makes claims about empirical phenomena (Cartwright & Bhakthavatsalam). This contribution of Nancy Cartwright contributed to the understanding of why certain theories are chosen amongst so many others. -
References / Image Citation
- Professor NL Cartwright - Durham University, www.dur.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/?id=10659.
- Cartwright, Nancy. “The Dappled World by Nancy Cartwright.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, www.cambridge.org/core/books/dappled-world/86851744699530B9C4F2A19E8A610331.
- Cartwright, Nancy. “Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction." Oxford University Press, https://books.google.com.af/books?id=Yy4DBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
