Department of Philosophy

The Indirect Health Effects of COVID-19: Emerging Findings from Kenya, the Philippines, South Africa, and Uganda (2021)
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Bayani, D., Krubiner, C., Barasa, E., Biribawa, C., Broadbent, A., Casas, L., …Walker, D. (2021). The Indirect Health Effects of COVID-19: Emerging Findings from Kenya, the Philippines, South Africa, and Uganda

Using middle-level theory to improve programme and evaluation design. (2020)
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Cartwright, N. (2020). Using middle-level theory to improve programme and evaluation design

Making predictions of programme success more reliable (2020)
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Cartwright, N., Charlton, L., Juden, M., Munslow, T., & Williams, R. (2020). Making predictions of programme success more reliable

Mechanisms, ceteris paribus laws and covering-law explanation (2018)
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Cartwright, N., Pemberton, J., & Wieten, S. (2018). Mechanisms, ceteris paribus laws and covering-law explanation

Stakeholder engagement for development impact and learning (2018)
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Cartwright, N., Oliver, S., Gough, D., Stewart, R., Dickson, K., Bangpan, M., …Roche, C. (2018). Stakeholder engagement for development impact and learning

Designing evaluations to provide evidence to inform action in new settings (2018)
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Cartwright, N., Davey, C., Hargreaves, J., Hassan, S., Gough, D., Humphreys, M., …Bonell, C. (2018). Designing evaluations to provide evidence to inform action in new settings

Are laws of nature consistent with contingency? (2016)
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Cartwright, N., & Merlussi, P. (2016). Are laws of nature consistent with contingency?

Are the laws of nature consistent with contingency about what happens in the world? That depends on what the laws of nature actually are, but it also depends on what they are like. This latter is our concern here. Different philosophic views give dif... Read More about Are laws of nature consistent with contingency?.

What’s so special about empirical adequacy? (2016)
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Cartwright, N., & Bhakthavatsalam, S. (2016). What’s so special about empirical adequacy?

Theory choice has long been a prime topic in philosophy of science: ‘How should we choose from among competing theories?’ Theory virtues have also in recent years become a standard, closely related topic: 'What virtues should a desirable theory have?... Read More about What’s so special about empirical adequacy?.

Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials (2016)
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Deaton, A., & Cartwright, N. (2016). Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials

RCTs would be more useful if there were more realistic expectations of them and if their pitfalls were better recognized. For example, and contrary to many claims in the applied literature, randomization does not equalize everything but the treatment... Read More about Understanding and misunderstanding randomized controlled trials.

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