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Ernest Nagel was born November. 16, 1901. He was born in Nové Město, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary.
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He emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and became a U.S. citizen
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He became the first John Dewey Professor of Philosophy there in 1955
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Ernest Nagel wrote a book called The Structure of Science. In his notation he expanded on Natural science and Social Science. He proposed that by positing analytic equivalencies between the terms of different sciences, one could eliminate all ontological commitments except those required by the most basic science. He also upheld the view that social sciences are scientific, and should adopt the same standards as natural sciences.
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Nagel was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society
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Nagel was an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Ernest Nagel passed away in New York, New York.
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“Ernest Nagel.” Wikipedia, 6 May 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Nagel. “The Structure of Science.” Wikipedia, 7 May 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Science.