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view on science
Nancy cartwright had her own view in the philosophy of science especially in physics and economics. In her books she states that the view of the laws of physics could be true or false in an immediate relation to reality. Nancy Cartwright's philosophy of science is, in her view, a form of empiricism but empiricism in the style of Neurath and Mill, rather than of Hume or Carnap.https://db0nus869y26v.cloudfront.net/en/Nancy_Cartwright_(philosopher) -
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work and achievements
Nancy cartwright has taught at many institution's, as a result the students she taught have became professors in philosophies of science. These professor's are Naomi Oreskes, Carl Hoefer, Mauricio Suarez, Andrew Hamilton, Julian Reiss, Roman Frigg, Gabriele Contessa, Anna Alexandrova, and Jacob Stegenga. Nancy currently is the president of the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. https://fampeople.com/cat-nancy-cartwright-philosopher -
Personal life
Nancy cartwright was born in Pennsylvania in Jun 24, 1944. She got her bachelors at the University of Pittsburgh in mathematics in 1966 and her Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago under the direction of Brian Skyrms(NANCY CARTWRIGHT (PHILOSOPHER)May 18, 2019. https://fampeople.com/cat-nancy-cartwright-philosopher -
Legacy
Nancy cartwright wrote many books such as Nature the Artful Modeler. She has taught at Durham University and at the University of California San Diego, the University of Maryland, Stanford University and the London School of Economics.. She teaches in philosophy of science and has a unique approach on the law of physics.https://fampeople.com/cat-nancy-cartwright-philosopher