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The Myth of Universalism: Theories of Science and Theories of Justice (1997)
Journal Article
Cartwright, N., & Del Seta, M. (1997). The Myth of Universalism: Theories of Science and Theories of Justice

Where Do Laws of Nature Come From? (1997)
Book Chapter
Cartwright, N. (1997). Where Do Laws of Nature Come From?. In C. Chauvire, & A. Ogien (Eds.), Dialectica (65-78). Paris: EHESS

What is a Causal Structure? (1997)
Book Chapter
Cartwright, N. (1997). What is a Causal Structure?. In V. McKim, & S. Turner (Eds.), Causality in Crisis? Statistical Methods and the Search for Causal Knowledge in the Social Sciences. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press

Comment on 'Harold Hotelling and the Neoclassical Dream', P. Mirowski and W. Hands (1997)
Book Chapter
Cartwright, N. (1997). Comment on 'Harold Hotelling and the Neoclassical Dream', P. Mirowski and W. Hands. In R. Backhouse, U. Mäki, A. Salanti, & D. Hausman (Eds.), Economics and Methodology. Macmillan and St Martin's Press

Philosophy in the Earthly Plane (1997)
Book Chapter
Cartwright, N., & Uebel, T. (1997). Philosophy in the Earthly Plane. In E. Nemeth, & F. Stadler (Eds.), Encyclopaedia and Utopia: The Life and Work of Otto Neurath. Münster: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Why Physics? (1997)
Book Chapter
Cartwright, N. (1997). Why Physics?. In R. Penrose, & M. Longair (Eds.), The Large, the Small and the Human Mind. Cambridge University Press

Models: The Blueprints for Laws (1997)
Journal Article
Cartwright, N. (1997). Models: The Blueprints for Laws. Philosophy of Science, 64, S292-S303. https://doi.org/10.1086/392608

In this paper the claim that laws of nature are to be understood as claims about what necessarily or reliably happens is disputed. Laws can characterize what happens in a reliable way, but they do not do this easily. We do not have laws for everythin... Read More about Models: The Blueprints for Laws.