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When should we trust or criticise science? | Nancy Cartwright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx9KSlxReAs LSE Philosophy: Nancy Cartwright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZtT9J2vfps What is Reality? | Subir Sarkar, John Dupré, Nancy Cartwright
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In the First Degree
In 1966, Cartwright earned her Bachelor of Science in mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh. -
Dr. Cartwright
Cartwright earned her Doctorates of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. -
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Professor Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright became a professor at Stanford University. There she specialized in the philosophy of physics and natural sciences. -
Open Doors
While teaching at Stanford University, Cartwright published her book How the Laws of Physics Lie in 1983. It did not become popular immediately but gained more and more recognition as time passed. In her book, Cartwright argues through a series of nine essays how fundamental explanatory laws do not actually describe reality (Durham University). -
New Beginnings
Also while a professor at Stanford, Cartwright married Sir Stuart Hampshire and had two daughters. -
Nature’s Capacities and Their Measurement
Cartwright provides case studies from econometrics and quantum mechanics to back her philosophy that capacities are necessary for science and that these can be measured if reasonable conditions are met (Durham University). -
Estabishing for the Future
Cartwright was one of the co-founders of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the LSE, established in 1990. -
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Philosophy of London
Cartwright became a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. -
Director Nancy Cartwright
In 1993 Cartwright become the director at the center she helped create, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the LSE. -
San Diego
Cartwright became a professor of philosophy at the University of California in San Diego. -
Dappling World
In 1999, Cartwright published The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science in which Cartwright offers a view about philosophical consequences and reasons the serious lessons for both the natural and the social sciences (Kitcher). -
Hunting Causes and Using Them: Approaches in Philosophy and Economics
Cartwright argues for the multitude of causation instead of its singularity in her 2007 published book (Durham University). She focuses on providing philosophical and economic literature on causality. -
Fin
Nancy Cartwright is an accomplished scholar and a trailblazer for the encouragement of women in the STEM fields (Godfrey-Smith). She has published enough books, essays, and co-authored works to fill a small library. Her currently focus is largely study on the use of science to effect change. She has set lasting impressions before her time with her ideas on the natural world, physics, objectivity, and causality to name only a few, however, her biggest contribution is in the future. -
References, pg 1
Kitcher, Philip S.. Philosophy of science. Encyclopedia Britannica. Accesses on 2 April 2021 from https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy-of-science/Unification-and-reduction Durham University. Nancy Cartwright. Staff. Accesses on 1 April 2021 from https://www.dur.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/?id=10659 -
References, pg 2
Peter Godfrey-Smith. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. University of Chicago Press, 2003. EBSCOhost, http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=b949e377-10ac-4dd3-9b66-9013ef7da942%40sdc-v-sessmgr03&vid=0&format=EB Cartwright, Nancy. Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia.com. Accesses on 3 March 2021 from https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cartwright-nancy-1944