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Cartwright, Nancy, Pemberton, John and Wieten, Sarah (2020) Mechanisms, laws and explanation. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 10 (3). ISSN 1879-4912

Cartwright, Nancy, Pemberton, John and Wieten, Sarah (2018) Mechanisms, ceteris paribus laws and covering-law explanation. . Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSE, London, UK.

Munro, Eileen ORCID: 0000-0003-4828-2791, Cartwright, Nancy, Hardie, Jeremy and Montuschi, Eleonora (2017) Improving child safety: deliberation, judgement and empirical research. CHESS working paper. Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS), Durham, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy and Pemberton, John (2013) Aristotelian powers: without them, what would modern science do? In: Greco, John and Groff, Ruth, (eds.) Powers and Capacities in Philosophy: the New Aristotelianism. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 93-112. ISBN 9780415889889

Cartwright, Nancy (2013) Knowing what we are talking about: why evidence doesn't always travel. Evidence and Policy: a Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 9 (1). pp. 97-112. ISSN 1744-2648

Cartwright, Nancy (2012) Presidential address: will this policy work for you?: predicting effectiveness better: how philosophy helps. Philosophy of Science, 79 (5). ISSN 0031-8248

Hardie, Jeremy and Cartwright, Nancy (2012) Evidence alone is not enough: policymakers must be able to access relevant evidence if their policy is to work. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (19 Oct 2012). Website.

Cartwright, Nancy and Hardy, Jeremy (2012) Evidence-based policy: a practical guide to doing it better. Oxford University Press (U.S.), New York, USA. ISBN 9780199841622

Rol, Menno and Cartwright, Nancy (2012) Warranting the use of causal claims: a non-trivial case for interdisciplinarity. Theoria: Revista de Teoria, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia, 27 (2). pp. 189-202. ISSN 0495-4548

Cartwright, Nancy and Stegenga, Jacob (2011) A theory of evidence for evidence-based policy. In: Dawid, A. Philip, Twining, William and Vasilaki, Mimi, (eds.) Evidence, Inference and Enquiry. Oxford University Press/The British Academy, London, UK. ISBN 9780197264843

Cartwright, Nancy and Efstathiou, Sophia (2011) Hunting causes and using them: is there no bridge from here to there? International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 25 (3). pp. 223-241. ISSN 0269-8595

Cartwright, Nancy (2011) Evidence, external validity and explanatory relevance. In: Morgan, Gregory J., (ed.) Philosophy of Science Matters: the Philosophy of Peter Achinstein. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199738625

Cartwright, Nancy (2011) A philosopher's view of the long road from RCTs to effectiveness. The Lancet, 377 (9775). pp. 1400-1401. ISSN 0140-6736

Cartwright, Nancy (2011) Predicting “it will work for us”: (way) beyond statistics. In: McKay Illari, Phyllis, Russo, Federica and Williamson, Jon, (eds.) Causality in the Sciences. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199574131

Cartwright, Nancy, Contessa, Gabriele and Steed, Sheldon (2011) Keeping track of Neurath's bill: abstract concepts, stock models and the unity of classical physics. In: Pombo, Olga, (ed.) The Unity of Science: Essays in Honour of Otto Neurath. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Cartwright, Nancy (2011) Use of research evidence in practice – author's reply. The Lancet, 378 (9804). p. 1697. ISSN 0140-6736

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Natural laws and the closure of physics. In: Chiao, Raymond Y., Cohen, Marvin L., Leggett, Anthony J., Phillips, William D. and Harper, Jr, Charles L., (eds.) Visions of Discovery: New Light on Physics, Cosmology, and Consciousness. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 612-623. ISBN 9780521882392

Fennell, Damien and Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Does Roush show that evidence should be probable? Synthese, 175 (3). pp. 289-310. ISSN 1573-0964

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Relativism in the philosophy of science. In: Krausz, Michael, (ed.) Relativism: a Contemporary Anthology. Columbia University Press, New York, United States. ISBN 9780231144100

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Replies by Cartwright. In: Bovens, Luc, Hoefer, Carl and Hartmann, Stephan, (eds.) Nancy Cartwright’s Philosophy of Science. Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415883924

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Comments on Longworth and Weber. Analysis, 70 (2). pp. 325-330. ISSN 0003-2638

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Hunting causes and using them: approaches in philosophy and economics: summary. Analysis, 70 (2). pp. 307-310. ISSN 0003-2638

Cartwright, Nancy and Munro, Eileen ORCID: 0000-0003-4828-2791 (2010) The limitations of randomized controlled trials in predicting effectiveness. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16 (2). pp. 260-266. ISSN 1356-1294

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Reply to Steel And Pearl: hunting causes and using them: approaches in philosophy and economics. Economics and Philosophy, 26 (01). pp. 87-94. ISSN 0266-2671

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Measurement. In: Psillos, Stathis and Curd, Martin, (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Ccience. Routledge Philosophy Companions. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415546133

Bovens, Luc and Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Measuring the impact of philosophy. . House of Commons, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) What are randomised controlled trials good for? Philosophical Studies, 147 (1). pp. 59-70. ISSN 0031-8116

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Foreword: fictions and models: new essays. In: Woods, John, (ed.) Fictions and Models: New Essays. Philosophia Verlag, Munich, Germany. ISBN 9783884050996

Cartwright, Nancy (2010) Models: parables v fables. In: Frigg, Roman and Hunter, Matthew, (eds.) Beyond Mimesis and Convention: Representation in Art and Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science (262). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, London, UK. ISBN 9789048138500

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) How to do things with causes. APA Proceedings and Addresses, 83 (2). ISSN 0065-972X

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) What is this thing called efficacy. In: Mantzavinos, C., (ed.) Philosophy of the Social Sciences. Philosophical theory and scientific practice. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521517744

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) How can we know what made the Ratman sick? singular causes and population probabilities. In: Jokić, Aleksandar, (ed.) Philosophy of Religion, Physics, and Psychology: Essays in Honor of Adolf Grünbaumr. Prometheus Books, New York, USA. ISBN 9781591023692

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) Causality, invariance and policy. In: Kincaid, Harold and Ross, Don, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics. Oxford handbooks in philosophy. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. ISBN 9780195189254

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) Laws, policy predictions, and the need for genuine powers. In: Handfield, Toby, (ed.) Dispositions and Causes. Mind Association occasional series. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199558933

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) If no capacities then no credible worlds. But can models reveal capacities? Erkenntnis, 70 (1). pp. 45-58. ISSN 0165-0106

Fennell, Damien and Cartwright, Nancy (2009) Does Roush show that evidence should be probable? Contingency and dissent in science (Technical report 01/09). Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) Evidence-based policy: what's to be done about relevance? Philosophical Studies, 143 (1). pp. 127-136. ISSN 0031-8116

Cartwright, Nancy, Goldfinch, Andrew and Howick, Jeremy (2009) Evidence-based policy: where is our theory of evidence? Journal of Children's Services, 4 (4). pp. 6-14. ISSN 1746-6660

Cartwright, Nancy and Efstathiou, Sophia (2009) Hunting causes and using them: is there no bridge from here to there? Contingency and dissent in science (05/09). Center for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) ‘It may work somewhere but will work for us. In: Lewis Burke Frumkes lectures in philosophy, 2009-01-01, New York NY, United States, USA. (Submitted)

Cartwright, Nancy (2009) Measuring research impact: special problems. . Consortium of Institutes of Advanced Study, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy, Cat, Jordi, Fleck, Lola and Uebel, Thomas E. (2008) Otto Neurath: philosophy between science and politics. Ideas in context. , 38 Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521041119

Suárez, Mauricio and Cartwright, Nancy (2008) Theories: tools versus models. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 39 (1). pp. 62-81. ISSN 1355-2198

Cartwright, Nancy (2008) Evidence-based policy: so, what's evidence? In: Thomson-Jones, Martin, (ed.) Models, Methods, and Evidence: Topics in the Philosophy of Science. Proceedings of the 38th Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy. Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy (38). Oberlin College, Ohio, USA. (Submitted)

Cartwright, Nancy (2008) 'Evidence-based policy: where is Our theory of evidence? In: Beckermann, Ansgar, Tetens, Holm and Walter, Sven, (eds.) Philosophie: Grundlagen und Anwendungen: Hauptvorträge und Ausgewählte Kolloquiumsbeiträge Zu Gap.6. Mentis Verlag, Paderborn, Deutschland. ISBN 9783897852150

Cartwright, Nancy (2008) In praise of the representation theorem. In: Frauchiger, Michael and Essler, Wilhelm K., (eds.) Representation, Evidence, and Justification: Themes From Suppes. Ontos Verlag, Frankfurt, Germany, pp. 83-89. ISBN 9783938793824

Cartwright, Nancy (2008) Models: Parables v Fables. Insights, 1 (11). ISSN 1756-2074

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Why be hanged for even a lamb? In: Monton, Bradley, (ed.) IMAges of Empiricism Essays on Science and Stances, With a Reply From Bas C. Van Fraassen. Mind Association Occasional Series. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199218844

Cartwright, Nancy and Frigg, Roman ORCID: 0000-0003-0812-0907 (2007) String theory under scrutiny. Physics World (03 Sep 2007). Website.

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary. In: Campbell, Joseph Keim, O'Rourke, Michael and Silverstein, Harry S, (eds.) Causation and Explanation. MIT Press, Massachusetts, USA. ISBN 9780262033633

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Hunting causes and using them: approaches in philosophy and economics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0521860814

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Are RCTs the gold standard? Biosocieties, 2 (1). pp. 11-20. ISSN 1745-8552

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) From metaphysics to method: comments on manipulability and the causal Markov condition. In: Hunting Causes and Using Them: Approaches in Philosophy and Economics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 132-152. ISBN 9780521860819

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Where is the theory in our 'theories' of causality? In: Hunting Causes and Using Them: Approaches in Philosophy and Economics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 43-56. ISBN 9780521860819

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) What makes a capacity a disposition? In: Kistler, Max and Gnassounou, Bruno, (eds.) Dispositions and Causal Powers. Ashgate Dartmouth, London, UK, 195 - 206. ISBN 9780754654254

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Are RCTs the gold standard? In: Cartwright, Nancy, (ed.) Causal Powers: What Are They? Why Do We Need Them What Can Be Done With Them and What Cannot? Contingency and Dissent in Science (01/07). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economic and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Causal laws, policy predictions and the need for genuine powers. In: Cartwright, Nancy, (ed.) Causal Powers: What Are They? Why Do We Need Them? What Can Be Done With Them and What Cannot? Contingency and Dissent in Science (04/07). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, pp. 6-30.

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Causal powers: what are they? why do we need them? what can be done with them and what cannot? Contingency and Dissent in Science (07). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary. In: Hunting Causes and Using Them: Approaches in Philosophy and Economics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Uk. ISBN 9780521860819

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) Evidence-based policy: where is our theory of evidence? Contingency and Dissent in Science (07/07). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2007) What makes a capacity a disposition? In: Cartwright, Nancy, (ed.) Causal Powers: What Are They? Why Do We Need Them? What Can Be Done With Them and What Cannot? Contingency and Dissent in Science. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, pp. 46-57.

Cartwright, Nancy (2006) Well‐ordered science: evidence for use. Philosophy of Science, 73 (5). pp. 981-990. ISSN 0031-8248

Cartwright, Nancy (2006) From metaphysics to method: comments on manipulability and the causal Markov condition. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 57 (1). pp. 197-218. ISSN 0007-0882

Cartwright, Nancy (2006) Where is the theory in our 'theories' of causality? The Journal of Philosophy, CIII (2). 55 - 66. ISSN 0022-362X

Cartwright, Nancy (2006) Against the 'System'. In: Engel, Christoph and Daston, Lorraine, (eds.) Is There Value in Inconsistency? Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics (15). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. ISBN 9783832921439

Cartwright, Nancy (2006) Les dispositions en philosophie et en sciences. In: Gnassounou, Bruno and Kistler, Max, (eds.) Les Dispositions En Philosophie et En Sciences. CNRS Philosophie. CNRS Editions, Paris, France. ISBN 9782271064127

Reiss, Julian and Cartwright, Nancy (2003) Uncertainty in econometrics: evaluating policy counterfactuals. Technical report (CPNSS Research Project) (CTR 11/03). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2003) Two theorems on invariance and causality. Philosophy of Science, 70 (1). pp. 203-224. ISSN 0031-8248

Cartwright, Nancy (2003) Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary. In: Proceedings From Inpc 2003: Explanation and Causation: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA., USA.

Cartwright, Nancy (2003) What makes a capacity a disposition? . Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) In favour of laws that are not ceteris paribus after all. Erkenntnis, 57 (3). pp. 425-439. ISSN 0165-0106

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) Book review: introduction and reply to - the dappled world: a study of the boundaries of science. Philosophical Books, 43 (4). pp. 241-278. ISSN 0031-8051

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) How can we know what made the Ratman sick? singular causes and population probabilities: an essay in honour of Adolf Grunbaum. Causality: metaphysics and methods (CTR 08/03). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) Against modularity, the causal Markov condition, and any link between the two: comments on Hausman and Woodward. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 53 (3). pp. 411-453. ISSN 0007-0882

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) Ceteris paribus laws and socio-economic machines. In: Mäki, Uskali, (ed.) The Economic World View. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 275-292. ISBN 9780521000208

Cartwright, Nancy (2002) The limits of causal order, from economics to physics. In: Mäki, Uskali, (ed.) Fact and Fiction in Economics: Models, Realism and Social Construction. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 137-151. ISBN 9780521009577

Cartwright, Nancy (2001) Modularity: it can - and generally does, fail. In: Costantini, Domenico, Galavotti, Maria Carla and Suppes, Patrick, (eds.) Stochastic Causality. CSLI lecture notes. CSLI Publications (Firm), Stanford, USA, pp. 65-84. ISBN 1575863219

Cartwright, Nancy (2001) Reply to Anderson. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 32 (3). pp. 495-497. ISSN 1355-2198

Cartwright, Nancy (2001) What is wrong with Bayes nets? The Monist, 84 (2). pp. 242-264. ISSN 0026-9662

Cartwright, Nancy and Suárez, Mauricio (2000) A causal model for EPR. Discussion paper (DP 50/00). Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK.

Cartwright, Nancy (2000) Against the completability of science. In: Wolff, Jonathan and Stone, Martin, (eds.) The Proper Ambition of Science. London studies in the history of philosophy (2). Routledge, London, pp. 209-222. ISBN 9780415186179

Cartwright, Nancy and Suárez, Mauricio (2000) Endpiece. Theoria: Revista de Teoria, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia, 15 (7). pp. 123-128. ISSN 0495-4548

Cartwright, Nancy (2000) An empiricist defence of singular causes. In: Teichmann, Roger, (ed.) Logic, Cause and Action: Essays in Honour of Elizabeth Anscombe. Royal institute of philosophy supplements (46). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 47-58. ISBN 9780521785105

Cartwright, Nancy (1999) Models and the limits of theory: quantum hamiltonians and the BCS model of superconductivity. In: Morgan, Mary S. and Morrison, Margaret, (eds.) Models as Mediators. Ideas in context (52). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-281. ISBN 9780521655712

Cartwright, Nancy (1999) The dappled world: a study of the boundaries of science. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 9780521644112

Cartwright, Nancy (1994) Nature's capacities and their measurement. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198235071

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