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Birth
Nancy Cartwright was born in Pennsylvania on January 24, 1944. This presently makes her 77 years old. She is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham and also at the University of California San Diego. She studies the Philosophy and methodology of Natural and Social Science, Entity Realism, and the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics. She was married to Sir Stuart Hampshire and has 2 daughters. http://www.profnancycartwright.com/
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Early study
In the 1970's, Cartwright began to study Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics. This was a predominantly male field of expertise. https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/uc_san_diego_professor_nancy_cartwright_recognized_as_one_of_worlds_most_in -
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Principal Investigator
Nancy Cartwright is the Principal Investigator for a current research project for Knowledge for use. This research project is to show the use of social science to build better policies. http://www.profnancycartwright.com/current-projects/ -
Center for Ethics and Education
In 2016, Nancy Cartwright was also the principal investigator for the research on the meeting of standards for educational justice. This research was to help understand the shift that education has made and were it could go if standards were achieved. http://www.profnancycartwright.com/current-projects/ -
Awards
Nancy Cartwright was awarded the 2017 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. In the same year she was also recognized as the 38th Carus Lecturer. https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/uc_san_diego_professor_nancy_cartwright_recognized_as_one_of_worlds_most_in