Hunting Causes and Using Them argues that causation is not one thing, as commonly assumed, but many. There is a huge variety of causal relations, each with different characterizing features, different methods for discovery and different uses to which it can be put. In this collection of new and previously published essays, Nancy Cartwright provides a critical survey of philosophical and economic literature on causality, with a special focus on the currently fashionable Bayes-nets and invariance methods - and it exposes a huge gap in that literature. Almost every account treats either exclusively how to hunt causes or how to use them. But where is the bridge between? It's no good knowing how to warrant a causal claim if we don't know what we can do with that claim once we have it. This book will interest philosophers, economists and social scientists.

The actress who provides the voice of Bart Simpson traces the sitcom's run on prime time, and describes the experience of working alongside film icons Elizabeth Taylor, Kirk Douglas, Meryl Streep, and Mel Gibson.

The woman who is best known as the voice of Bart Simpson on the popular animated television series journeys behind the scenes to describe the making of the show, from its early days through its rise to popularity; offers hilarious anecdotes about cast members and guest stars; and explains what goes into the creation of a half-hour animated series. 40,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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Ever since David Hume, empiricists have barred powers and capacities from nature. In this book Cartwright argues that capacities are essential in our scientific world, and, contrary to empiricist orthodoxy, that they can meet sufficiently strict demands for testability. Econometrics is one discipline where probabilities are used to measure causal capacities, and the technology of modern physics provides several examples of testing capacities (such as lasers). Cartwright concludes by applying the lessons of the book about capacities and probabilities to the explanation of the role of causality in quantum mechanics.