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University of Pittsburg
Nancy Cartwright received her bachelors degree in mathematics. -
University of Illinois
Received her Ph.D in philosophy. Source:
Smu.edu, 2014, www.smu.edu/news/archives/2012/commencement-citation-cartwright. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024.
“Nancy D. Cartwright.” Macfound.org, MacArthur Foundation, 2024, www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1993/nancy-d-cartwright. -
University of Maryland
From 1972 until 1973 Nancy Cartwright was a professor at the University of Maryland. Sources:
“Nancy D. Cartwright.” Macfound.org, MacArthur Foundation, 2024, www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1993/nancy-d-cartwright.
Smu.edu, 2014, www.smu.edu/news/archives/2012/commencement-citation-cartwright. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024. -
Stanford Career
Dr. Cartwright taught at Stanford University from 1973-1991. Source:
“Nancy D. Cartwright.” Macfound.org, MacArthur Foundation, 2024, www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1993/nancy-d-cartwright.
Smu.edu, 2014, www.smu.edu/news/archives/2012/commencement-citation-cartwright. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024. -
How the Laws of Physics Lie
“Challenges current trends in philosophical thought, rejecting the assumption that science is concerned with the articulation of natural laws.” “Nancy D. Cartwright.” Macfound.org, MacArthur Foundation, 2024, www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1993/nancy-d-cartwright. -
Professor of Philosophy of London’s School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Cartwright also became the head of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science. Source:
Smu.edu, 2014, www.smu.edu/news/archives/2012/commencement-citation-cartwright. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024.
“Nancy D. Cartwright.” Macfound.org, MacArthur Foundation, 2024, www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1993/nancy-d-cartwright. -
The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science
“Supposes that, as appearances suggest, we live in a dappled world, a world rich in different things, with different natures, behaving in different ways. The laws that describe this world are a patchwork, not a pyramid.” Source:
Cartwright, Nancy. “Introduction.” Cambridge University Press EBooks, 23 Sept. 1999, pp. 1–20, https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139167093.001. Accessed 18 May 2024.