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Born
Nancy Cartwright was born on June 24th, 1944. Cartwright, Nancy (1944–) ."Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia.com. 28 Mar. 2022 https://www.encyclopedia.com. -
Graduated University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Cartwright earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
Graduated University of Illinois
Nancy Cartwright earned her PhD in philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, after having presented a thesis involved in quantum mechanics. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
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Taught at the University of Maryland
Shortly after graduating, Nancy Cartwright took a professor position at the University of Maryland. Cartwright, Nancy (1944–) ."Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia.com. 28 Mar. 2022 https://www.encyclopedia.com. -
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Taught at Stanford University
While teaching at Stanford University, Nancy Cartwright specialized in the natural sciences; specifically, she focused her attention on physics. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
Published How the Laws of Physics Lie
In her collection of essays, How the Laws of Physics Lie, Cartwright presented a thesis arguing against contemporary laws of physics. This argument relied heavily on the differences between theoretical and observable laws. Cartwright, Nancy (1944–) ."Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia.com. 28 Mar. 2022 https://www.encyclopedia.com. -
Taught at the London School of Economics
In 1991, Cartwright took a position teaching philosophy at the London School of Economics, after having turned her attention from physics to the social sciences in the late 80's. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
University of California
In 1998, Nancy Cartwright took a position teaching at the University of California, where she remains a professor to this day. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
Published The Dappled World
In 1999, Cartwright published her most recent book, The Dappled World. This book continues her criticism of fundamentalist, or theoretical, laws. She argued that science should be more unified, and should not distinguish between fundamental and empirical science. Cartwright, Nancy (1944–) ."Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Encyclopedia.com. 28 Mar. 2022 https://www.encyclopedia.com. -
Took a position at Durham University
In 2012 Nancy Cartwright took a position at Durham University, where she remains employed to this day. Cartwright, N. (2021). Nancy Cartwright: Professor of Philosophy. Nancy Cartwright. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.profnancycartwright.com/ -
Ongoing
Today, Nancy Cartwright continues to undertake a number of projects, many of which involve her work at the Centre of Excellence for Development where she is a member. She also undertakes work involved in educational justice, and is a professor of Philosophy at the University of California. (Cartwright, Nancy.) She continues to teach about the necessity of being critical towards science, and recently debated at the Institute of Art and Ideas about when one should trust or criticize sc