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Born in Nové Město, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Ernest Nagel". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Nagel. Accessed 6 May 2023.
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The Structure of Science, and was considered "one of the most definitive works in this area of the philosophy of science." He describes the four types of scientific explanation: deductive, probabilistic, teleological, and genetic. Nagel questions the problems of the scientific explanation and the nature of scientific theories. "Nagel, Ernest ." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s. . Encyclopedia.com. 5 May. 2023 https://www.encyclopedia.com.
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Nagel discusses logic, machines, computers and the mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66CnFJPAAPI
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Died in New York City at the age of 83. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Ernest Nagel". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Nagel. Accessed 6 May 2023.