Ernest Nagel (November 16, 1901- September 22, 1985)

  • Becoming a University Professor

    Nagel achieved the highest academic rank at Columbia University.
  • "An Introduction to Logic and the Scientific Method"

    Ernest paired with Morris Cohen and wrote this book about studying empirical science through examination. They emphasized the role of hypotheses in conducting research. One of the first and most successful textbooks about scientific method.
  • "The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation"

    This book was about logical structures of scientific concepts and was one of the most important works for early philosophy of sciences.
  • "Bridge Laws"

    Ernest Nagel was the first to positing analytic equivalencies between the terms of different sciences, it was possible to eliminate all ontological commitments except those required by the most basic science. What he is saying is, the language in one scientific field could possibly be transferred and understood in another scientific field.