Nancy at Her 80th: The Journey of a Philosopher

1947
Nancy at an earlier stage

Nancy at… an earlier stage!

1964
Nancy with University of Pittsburgh Pitt News staff

Nancy (upper left corner) at 20 with University of Pittsburgh ‘Pitt News’ staff.

1979
Nancy with Ian Hacking

Nancy at 35, with Ian Hacking.

1987
Nancy at 43

Nancy at 43, with Stuart, Emily, and Sophie.

2004
Nancy at 60

Nancy at 60, with Hasok Chang.

Nancy at 60

Nancy with a group of Stanford former PhD students in Finland.

2007
Nancy at 63

Nancy at the occasion of the defence of Menno Rol, University of Groningen.

2012
Nancy at 68

Nancy receives an honorary degree from Southern Methodist University.

2013
Nancy at 69

Nancy and Hilary Clinton on the University of St Andrews 500th anniversary when she received an honorary degree from St Andrews.

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Nancy, Eleonora and Carl in San Diego.

2014
Nancy at 70

Nancy at her 70th birthday lunch with Sandy Mitchell in Oxford.

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Nancy at 70, after a half-marathon in California (with Stepson Daniel).

2019
Nancy at 75

Nancy at 75, in Durham.

2021
Nancy at 77

Nancy at 77, with Adrian and Omar in CHESS picnic.

2022
Nancy at 78

Nancy at 78, dinner with Eileen Munro, Damien Fennell, Maha Said and Omar El Mawas in Paris.

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Nancy and Carl before her Hypatia Prize ceremony.

2023
Nancy at 79

Nancy at her 79th birthday afternoon tea with family.

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Nancy at dinner with her friends in Durham.

2024
Nancy at 80

Nancy at her 80th birthday symposium, with Peter and Elizabeth Fisher.

Nancy’s 80th Birthday Symposium

A birthday celebration and philosophical symposium was held on June 22, 2024 at Kenworthy Hall, St Mary’s College, Durham University to celebrate Nancy’s 80th birthday.

Programme

10:30-11:00 Welcome to the conference: Professor Robin Hendry

11:00-12:30 Dr. Katherine Furman: Distrusting Medicine with All the Feels

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Professor Sandra Mitchell: Role Obligations and Complex Social Systems

15:30-16:00 Tea

16:00-17:30 Professor Sir Angus Deaton: Loose Lips Sink Ships: Are Economists’ Errors Breaking the World?

17:30-17:35 Nancy Cartwright, speaking for herself!

17:35 Drink Reception

Read more about this birthday symposium as well as a recent interview with Nancy: Philosophy of Life: In conversation with Professor Nancy Cartwright (at 80).