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"If we attend closely to how theoretical laws figure in the practice of science, we see that despite their great explanatory power, these laws do not describe reality."
CartWright debates a revolutionary approach to the Laws of Physics suggests these fundamentals are not based on observable reality and thus are "lies." CartWright believes theoretical frameworks are for appearances rooted in epistemology. -
CartWright's first book, she stands firm on her stance on empiricism. "Science is measurement; capacities can be measured; and science cannot be understood without them." The central concept of her book concerns "capacities." Cartwright continues to question if laws are at all needed. -
CartWright, still skeptical of fundamentalism, continues her unconventional debate concerning anti-realism. CartWright proposes scientific findings are less about laws and more about models. This belief furthers her discussion that the world doesn't follow a lawlike structure, thus making its "nomological design is dappled." -
Currently, CartWright is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham and a co-Director of the Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society. She is known to be a leader in the Philosophy of Science and Philosophy in Economics community.