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Birth
Nancy Cartwright, Lady Hampshire was born January 4, 1944 in Pennsylvania. Everipedia. “Nancy Cartwright (Philosopher).” Everipedia, 6 Dec. 2017,everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/Nancy_Cartwright_%28philosopher%29/#referenceList. -
Education
Nancy Cartwright earned her BSc in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. She also received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. -
How the Laws of Physics Lie
This book became her first, in this work she analyzed how Physics' Laws are true and how they relate to empirical thinking. 2018 Hempel Award Winner: Nancy Cartwright. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.philsci.org/announcements/recent-psa-announcements/1753-2018-hempel-award-winner-nancy-cartwright.html -
Contribution to the Philosophy of Science
Cartwright can mostly be noted for her Writings, she saw the application of theory theory as three- step process. A description of the system in question, prepared description of the language of the theory, and lastly, a representative model. University of Notre Dame. (n.d.). Nancy Cartwright's Philosophy of Science // Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews // University of Notre Dame. Retrieved from https://ndpr.nd.edu/news/nancy-cartwright-s-philosophy-of-science/ -
Current
Currently, she is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University as well as a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. She became the first woman to receive the Carl Gustav Hempel Award in October of 2018, for her lifetime philosophy achievements. http://www.profnancycartwright.com/
