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Why Big Theories are Here to Stay (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cartwright, N. (2019, November). Why Big Theories are Here to Stay. Presented at «The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete?, Bielefield University

Why Trust Science? Reliability, Particularity and the Tangle of Science
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cartwright, N. (2020, December). Why Trust Science? Reliability, Particularity and the Tangle of Science. Presented at Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Online via Zoom

In evaluating science, philosophers tends to focus on general laws and on their truth. I urge a shift in focus to the reliability of the panoply of outputs science produces and in tandem, from the general to the particular. Here I give five arguments... Read More about Why Trust Science? Reliability, Particularity and the Tangle of Science.

Philosophy of Social Technology: Get on Board
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cartwright, N. (2015, April). Philosophy of Social Technology: Get on Board. Presented at The American Philosophical Association: 2015 Pacific Division 89th Annual Meeting., Vancouver, Canada

The Only Real Probabilities in Quantum Mechanics
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cartwright, N. (1978, December). The Only Real Probabilities in Quantum Mechanics. Presented at Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association

The Metaphysics of the Disunified World
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cartwright, N. (1994, December). The Metaphysics of the Disunified World. Presented at Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association