Nancy Cartwright
Contemporary United States Philosophy of Science
Biography
American philosopher of science. Known for her work on causality and scientific models.
Life Dates
Born: June 24, 1944
Notable Quotes
"The laws of physics lie."
"Scientific models are not true but useful."
"Causation is a messy business."
"We need a piecemeal approach to science."
"Science tells us about capacities, not universal laws."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars