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Birth
Ernest Nagel was born in November 16, 1901 In Nove Mesto, Bohemia[1]. Nagel was considered a pioneer of scientific logic who developed a logical empirical theory of science within the framework of pragmatic naturalism.[4] -
An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method
In 1934 Nagel associated with Morris Cohen and publicized An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method which claimed to have found "a place for the realistic formalism of Aristotle, the scientific pragmatism of [Charles S.] Peirce, the pedagogical soundness of [John] Dewey, and the mathematical rigor of [Bertrand] Russell."[3] -
Impressions and Appraisals of Analytic Philosophy in Europe
In 1936 Nagel published the report "Impressions and Appraisals of Analytic Philosophy in Europe". This publishing introduced Americans to the work of European philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Rudolf Carnap.[3] -
Proponent Of Naturalism
Nagel defined naturalism as "a generalized account of the cosmic scheme and of man's place in it, as well as a logic of inquiry."[3] during his presidential address before the annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical. -
The Structure of Science
In 1961 Nagel published The Structure of Science which is his most widely read book about the logic of scientific explanation. Here he talked about the four types of scientific explanations deductive, probabilistic, teleological(functional), and genetic[1]. -
National Academy of Sciences
In 1978 Nagel was elected into the National Academy of Sciences. It was a government association established in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln for the purpose of "whenever called upon by any department of the government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose."[2] -
Death
Nagel died of pneumonia on September 22, 1985 in the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical center in New York City.[3] -
1. Citations
1."Nagel, Ernest." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s. . Retrieved May 8, 2021 from Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nagel-ernest
2. "ABERTS, BRUCE; FEUER, MICHAEL." . "National Academy of Sciences." Encyclopedia of Education. . Retrieved May 8, 2021 from Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/national-academy-sciences -
2. Citations
3."Ernest Nagel ." Encyclopedia of World Biography. . Retrieved April 15, 2021 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ernest-nagel
4.“Ernest Nagel.” Biography, biography.yourdictionary.com/ernest-nagel.