Papers in metaphysics and philosophy of physics
Dispositions, manifestations, and causal Structure, in The Metaphysics of Powers (Routledge, 2010)
The metaphysics of dispositions and causes, in Dispositions and Causes (OUP, 2009)
Humean Dispositionalism, Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2008)
Dispositions, Rules, and Finks (co-authored with Alexander Bird), Philosophical Studies (2008)
Unfinkable dispositions, Synthese (2008)
The metaphysics of causal models: Where's the biff? (co-authored with Charles Twardy, Kevin Korb, and Graham Oppy), Erkenntnis (2008)
Armstrong and the modal inversion of dispositions. The Philosophical Quarterly (2005)
Lange on essentialism, counterfactuals, and explanation. Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2005)
Counterlegals and necessary laws. The Philosophical Quarterly (2004)
Dispositional essentialism and the possibility of a law-abiding miracle. The Philosophical Quarterly (2001)
Papers in moral, legal, and political philosophy
Understanding the political defensive privilege (co-authored with Patrick Emerton). Unpublished draft (2012).
Absent desires, Utilitas (2011)
Rational capacities, resolve, and weakness of will (co-authored with Daniel Cohen), Mind (2011)
Order and affray: Defensive privileges in warfare (co-authored with Patrick Emerton), Philosophy and Public Affairs (2009)
Finking Frankfurt (co-authored with Daniel Cohen), Philosophical Studies (2007)
Is the risk–liability thesis compatible with negligence law? (co-authored with Trevor Pisciotta), Legal Theory (2005)
Nozick, prohibition, and no-fault motor insurance, Journal of Applied Philosophy (2003)
Books
A Philosophical Guide to Chance, Cambridge University Press, 2012
Dispositions and Causes, (edited collection), Oxford University Press, 2009
Other
Philosophers with Erdös numbers
My CV
Some of my recent collaborators: Adam Bales · Patrick Emerton · Daniel Cohen · Alexander Bird· Alastair Wilson
Talks
Evolution and realism about chance. Links to: audio (mp3) and handout. This is a talk based on the final chapter of my book, A Philosophical Guide to Chance. The recording is from the 2011 Summer Causation Workshop, hosted by the Centre for Time at University of Sydney.Other writings
Laws of nature, in A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand (2010)
Using peer instruction to teach philosophy, logic and critical thinking (co-authored with Sam Butchart and Greg Restall), Teaching Philosophy (2009)