Ernest Nagel
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Not to be confused with Thomas Nagel or Ernest Gellner.
Ernest Nagel (November 16, 1901 – September 20, 1985) was an American philosopher of science.[1][2] Along with Rudolf Carnap, Hans Reichenbach, and Carl Hempel, he is sometimes seen as one of the major figures of the logical positivist movement. His 1961 book The Structure of Science is considered a foundational work in the logic of scientific explanation.
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Ernest Nagel | |
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Born | (1901-11-16)November 16, 1901 |
Died | September 20, 1985(1985-09-20) (aged 83) |
Education | CCNY (BSc, 1923) Columbia University (PhD, 1931) |
Children | Alexander Nagel Sidney R. Nagel |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Doctoral advisor | John Dewey |
Doctoral students | Morton White Patrick Suppes Jerome Rothenberg Henry E. Kyburg Jr. |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
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