Nancy Cartwright Philosopher

Nancy Cartwright FBA (born June 24, 1944) is a professor of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego and, as of 2012, at the University of Durham, and a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Cartwright served as the president of the Philosophy of Science Association (2009–10) and as vice-president (2007–8) and president (2008–9) of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association. She is Fellow of the British Academy and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.