Nomological machines: Putting causal powers to use

Nancy Cartwright (London School of Economics, University of California, San Diego)

Tuesday 29 May. Lecture 1: "A theory of evidence for use"

Wednesday 30 May. Lecture 2: "Of what use are randomized controlled trials (RCTs)?"

Thursday 31 May. Lecture 3: "The power of causal powers"

Friday 1 June. Lecture 4: "Nomological machines: Putting causal powers to use"

You can watch and listen to Nicholas Humphrey's Pufendorf lectures from 2011 at http://www.pufendorf.se, along with previous lectures by T.M. Scanlon (2010), Robert Stalnaker (2009), François Recanati (2008), Patricia Churchland (2007) John R. Searle (2006), Philip Pettit (2005), David Armstrong (2004), and Margaret Boden (2003).