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Ernest Nagel Birthday
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Citizenship
Ernest Nagel arrived to the United States in 1911, obtaining his citizens ship in 1919. -
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Published Works
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Dr. Nagel's Education
Received BCs in City College of New York in 1923. and earned his Phd in Columbia University in 1931. -
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Teaching
He was a teacher at Columbia University during 1931 to 1970 -
An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method
From a logical realism point of view in philosophy of science Dr. Nagel later changed to an empirical and theoretical philosophy of science publishing his first book with Morris R. Cohen "An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method" -
The Cognitive Status of Theories
The lecture given in UC Berkley by Dr. Nagel he discusses the cognitive status of scientific theories and related issues regarding scientific realism and instrumentalism. one of the most important lectures he has given according to Britannica Website. I heard the whole lecture and realized that I could not understand the lecture if I only heard it, so I read parts of it an realize some points about how he explains the nature of philosophy of science. -
The Structure of science
"The Structure of Science" one of Dr. Nagel's greatest works as it is an "essay" of philosophy of science that is intended for a larger audience than just philosophy students. it also said that this book gave birth to the field of Analytic Philosophy of Science. -
Ernest Nagel Death