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Nancy Cartwright

1944 - Today

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Nancy Cartwright, Lady Hampshire (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 past president of the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology under the International Science Council (ISC). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Cartwright is the 1,244th most popular philosopher (down from 1,132nd in 2019), the 12,079th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,723rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nancy Cartwright ranks 1,244 out of 1,267. Before her are Peter Kreeft, Richard David Precht, Christine Korsgaard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Will Kymlicka, and Richard Crashaw. After her are Norman Malcolm, Nel Noddings, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Leonard Peikoff, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Michel Weber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Nancy Cartwright ranks 692. Before her are Giorgi Sichinava, David Lindley, Anand Satyanand, Antonio Arias, Sonal Mansingh, and Chris Dodd. After her are David Hemery, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Thomas Allen, Amol Palekar, Johnny Isakson, and Tony Orlando.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Cartwright ranks 12,081 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Namath (1943), Drew Carey (1958), May Allison (1890), Ronald M. Evans (1949), George D. Zamka (1962), and Charlie Benante (1962). After her are Lillian Randolph (1914), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Robert Cormier (1925), and Norman Malcolm (1911).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Nancy Cartwright ranks 86. Before her are Ned Block (1942), Stephen Walt (1955), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Peter Kreeft (1937), Christine Korsgaard (1952), and Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921). After her are Norman Malcolm (1911), Nel Noddings (1929), Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Stanley Fish (1938), and William A. Dembski (1960).

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