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42nd Annual Francis W. Gramlich Memorial Lecture in Philosophy

Nancy Cartwright: ‘The Natural and the Moral Order: What’s to Blame?’ Reception follows. Free and open to all.

Thursday, May 19, 2016
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

Regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the world, Nancy Cartwright is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham (UK) and the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include philosophy and history of science (especially physics and economics), causal inference, causal power, scientific emergence and objectivity and evidence. Her current work, for the project "Knowledge for Use," investigates how to use scientific research results for better policies. She is the author of a number of books, including How the Laws of Physics Lie (1983), The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science (1999), and Evidence: For Policy and Wheresoever Rigor is a Must (2013), and she is past president of the Philosophy of Science Association and the American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division).

Reception follows.
Free and open to all.

In conjunction with, and followed by, the Philosophy of Science Workshop, Idealizations, Fictions, and Values in Science, Friday-Saturday, May 20-21.

Funded by the Philosophy Department, Leslie Center for the Humanities, and the Dean of Faculty Office

Regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the world, Nancy Cartwright is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham (UK) and the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include philosophy and history of science (especially physics and economics), causal inference, causal power, scientific emergence and objectivity and evidence. Her current work, for the project "Knowledge for Use," investigates how to use scientific research results for better policies. She is the author of a number of books, including How the Laws of Physics Lie (1983), The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science (1999), and Evidence: For Policy and Wheresoever Rigor is a Must (2013), and she is past president of the Philosophy of Science Association and American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division). - See more at: http://philosophy.dartmouth.edu/news-events/francis-w-gramlich-lectures#sthash.hLyYYuNq.dpuf
For more information, contact:
Marcia Welsh
marcia.welsh@dartmouth.edu
(603) 646-3738
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