Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introducing Nancy Cartwright's Philosophy of Science; Part I: Models and Representations; 2 Standing Up Against Tradition: Models and Theories in Nancy Cartwright's Philosophy of Science; Reply to Daniela Bailer-Jones; 3 Nancy Cartwright on Theories, Models, and Their Application to Reality: A Case Study; Reply to Ulrich Gähde; 4 Models as Representational Structures; Reply to Margaret Morrison; 5 The Finewright Theory; Reply to Paul Teller; Part II: Causes and Capacities; 6 Models, Metaphysics, and Methodology
Summary
The only book that addresses Cartwright's undoubted influence on the study of the philosophy of science. This critical assessment contains contributions from Cartwright's champions and critics, including leading scholars in the field such as Ronald N. Giere and Paul Teller
