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Ernest Nagel was born in Austria Hungary. He later emigrated to the United States with his family around the age of 10. He passed away in New York City at the age of 84. -
An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method
His Book An Introduction to logic and scientific reason brought about the logic for the importance of having a hypothesis when conducting research so that others may try to not only understand what research is being conducted, but also as a way of providing falsifiability. Reference:
Cohen, Morris R., and Ernest Nagel. An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method. Harcourt, Brace, 1934. -
The Structure of Science
In the Structure of Science Ernest Nagel talked about Reductionism, the act of linking a idea or concept to some other idea. One important aspect which Ernest Nagel is known for arguing is that a reduction is possible when the basic principles for one subject to the end desired subject is true in both. Reference
Nagel, Ernest. The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation. Brace & Woeld, 1961. -
A quick Explanation of Reductionism
Here is a quick and easy video on how reductionism works and explanations to show the specifics of Ernest Nagels reductionist belief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t55SAOeoCxI -
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Ernest Nagel Talked about many topics in regards to Philosphy of science. He was a man who valued logical reasoning overall and pushed for a scientific community to work towards the whys and hows of the basics of science. That everything needed to be fundamentally understood. His start with An introduction to Logic and the Scientific method, set forth a career that sparked talks among science philosophers for generations to come.
