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Nancy Cartwright - Early Life
Nancy Cartwright earned her BSc in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by her Ph.D. is philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The combination of these degrees began to form her analytical, quantified approach to science. Fundamentally, Cartwright believes that science should focus on evidence and the scientific practice as apposed to abstract scientific theories. -
Nancy Cartwright from Carl Hoefer's point of view
Carl Hoefer was quoted saying the following about Nancy Cartwright:
"..Cartwright's philosophy of science is, in her view, a form a empiricism but empiricism in the style of Neurath and Mill, rather than of Hume or Carnap. Her concerns are not with the problem of skepticism, induction, or demarcation; she is concerned with how actual science achieves the successes it does, and what sort of metaphysical and epistemological presuppositions that are needed to understand that success." (Hoefer 2008) -
Current Research
Cartwright's current research has taken her on a path to answer social questions about today society through science. Cartwright has spent her life researching science through hard evidence, and what kind of evidence can yield inferences to answer today's questions. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrE19UwQUFbwqAAo0JXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=nancy+cartwright+philosopher&fr=mcafee#id=1&vid=9c34ee854ffda1e59d49620e4f0ac213&action=view -
Achievements
Though there are too many to list, Cartwright's groundbreaking studies in the realm of quantum physics and philosophy have yielded her high honors in the academic sector. In addition to many chair positions through her lifetime, Cartwright has most recently been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Cartwright has been a key contributor to feminism in science by offering a women's viewpoint on a previously male dominated area of social and physical sciences. -
Citations
Cartwright, Nancy. “Nancy Cartwright – Professor of Philosophy.” Nancy Cartwright, 2018, www.profnancycartwright.com/. Hoefer, Carl, editor. Cartwright's Philosophy of Science. Routledge, 2008. p. 14 lsewebsite. “LSE Philosophy: Nancy Cartwright.” YouTube, YouTube, 2 Aug. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZtT9J2vfps.
