Nancy Cartwright (philosopher)
Nancy Cartwright, Lady Hampshire FBA, FAcSS (born 24 June 1944) is an American philosopher of science. She is a professor of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Durham. Currently, she is the President of the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
Nancy Cartwright | |
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Cartwright in 2007 | |
| Born | June 24, 1944 |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic Stanford School |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Entity realism |
| President of the DLMPST/IUHPST | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Menachem Magidor |
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