Cartwright, Nancy(1944–) Nancy Cartwright, as of 2005, held several academic positions, including professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics (since 1991); director of...

Note: Not to be confused with Nancy Cartwright (actress) Nancy Cartwright (born 1943) is a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics and the University of California at San Diego. Cartwright is the president-elect of the Western...

Today is Thursday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2007. There are 67 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 25, 1854, the "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men,...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 21-27:Oct. 21: Actress Joyce Randolph ("The Honeymooners") is 82. Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 67. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's is 66. Singer Elvin Bishop is 65. TV judge Judy Sheindlin ("Judge Judy") is 65....

For a cartoon comedy dependent on how much ruination one homely yellow family can cause, there's an awful lot of drama behind "The Simpsons."Fans gripe that the animated show is nowhere near as funny as it was in the early glory years of the 1990s....