A Philosopher Looks at Science

A Philosopher Looks at Science by Nancy Cartwright

What is science and what can it do? This innovative book uses examples from the physical, life, and social sciences to focus on all the products of science and how they work together. It will interest anyone who thinks about science and how it is practised in our society.

'When the philosopher Nancy Cartwright looks at science … she challenges the image of scientists who simply produce bold theories and put these to experimental testsShe sees a rich and complex network of activities and methods; together they help us to develop the concepts in which our theories are formulated, build models and forge narratives with which to understand the world, and create the phenomena required to put these theories to work and to the test.' Times Literary Supplement

Nancy Cartwright is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. Her publications include The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science (Cambridge, 1999), Hunting Causes and Using Them: Approaches in Philosophy and Economics (Cambridge, 2007), and Nature, the Artful Modeler (2019).

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ISBN 13	9781009201889
ISBN 10	1009201883
Title	A Philosopher Looks at Science
Author	Nancy Cartwright
Series	A Philosopher Looks At
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2022-06-30
Number of pages	222
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