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Nancy Cartwright
(24 Jun 1944 - )
American-British philosopher of science whose books include How the Laws of Physics Lie (1983) and The Dappled World - A Study of the Boundaries of Science (1999). In addition to the philosophy and history of science (especially physics and economics), her research interests include causal inference and objectivity and evidence, especially on evidence-based policy.
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Science Quotes by Nancy Cartwright (1 quote)
God may have written just a few laws and grown tired. We do not know whether we are in a tidy universe or an untidy one.
— Nancy Cartwright
How the Laws of Physics Lie (1983), 49.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
