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Born
24 June 1944. -
The Beginning
She started out with an interest in math and physics with strong religious education to follow. She had a wide range of interest in study. She believes strongly in the movement of philosophies. While she was in Stamford doing this philosophy movement she mentioned that it was fairly a widespread optimistic idea slowly drifting away. -
Education
Education involved the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in mathematics. Nancy also and her PhD in philosophy at the University of Illinois in Chicago Circle.
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Nancy Cartwright the Teacher
She taught at the University of Maryland, Stanford University the London School of Economics. She has several credited universities. Nancy was the co-founder of Centre for philosophy of natural and social science at LSE and the Centre for Humanities Engaging Science Society. -
Thoughts in Science
Her approach in the philosophy of science is associated with Stanford School of Patrick Suppes, John Dupre, Peter Galison and Ian Hacking. It express offices on scientific practice as opposed to abstract scientific theories. Contribution has been towards laws of nature debates, causation, and casual inference, scientific models in natural social sciences. Her recent works focuses on evidence and its uses to inform policy decisions -
Award
Honors and awards were Paramount. Nancy served as the president of the philosophy of science Association from 2009 to 2010. She was vice president from 2007 to 2008. She was a president of Pacific Division of the American philosophical Association as well professor Emeritus at the London School of economics. She receive honorable degrees from Southern Methodist University in the University of st. Andrews as well as MacArthur Fellowship. She was elected fellow The Academy of social sciences.