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Into the United States
In 1911 Ernest Nagel entered into the United States at the young age of 10 and 8 years later he gained his citizenship.
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Earned his doctorate and started work
In 1930 Ernest Nagel earned his doctorate from Colombia University and later joined the philosophy department at the same University. He worked at this college for the majority of his entire philosophical career. During his years at Colombia, he was the editor of the Journal of Philosophy and Journal of Symbolic Logic.
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A successful collaboration
Morris Cohen and Ernest Nagel collaborated together on An Introduction on Logic and the Scientific Method. This was the textbook ended up becoming the most successful written on the scientific method. "They explored the study of empirical science through experimentation, emphasizing the role of hypotheses in conducting research" (Ernest Nagel 2017).
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Introducing America to European Philosophers
"Impressions and Appraisals of Analytic Philosophy of Europe" was an article the Nagel wrote for the Journal of Philosophy. In this work, he introduced American philosophers to the works of Wittgenstein and Carnap.
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A Presidential Address
At the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association Ernest Nagel gave a presidential address where he defined Naturalism.
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