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Ernest Nagel
Ernest Nagel is an American philosopher born on 16 November 1901 and died at the age of 83 on 20 September 1985. He migrated to the United States at the age of 10 and became a US Citizen in 1919. He had two sons named Alexander Nagel and Sidney Nagel who both became a professor in two different University. Ernest Nagel provided us more knowledge in Science through his books. In 1977, he was one of the few philosophers elected to the National Academy of Science. -
An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method
He wrote this book with Morris R. Cohen, which richly illustrates the function of logical principles in scientific method in the natural and social sciences and in law and history. He published this book in 1934. -
Logic Without Metaphysics
In Logic Without Metaphysics he defended a naturalistic interpretation of logic, denying the ontological necessity of logico-mathematical principles and arguing that they must be understood according to their function in specific inquiries. He first published this book in 1957. -
Gödel’s Proof
He wrote this book with James R. Newman. Godels proof uses an ingenious technique of discussing the syntax of a formal system of elementary arithmetic by its own means. He also wrote other books such Sovereign Reason (1954), and Teleology Revisited and Other Essays (1979). -
The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation
The structure of science was first published in 1961. The book was about the philosophy of science written by Ernest Nagel, in which he discusses the nature of scientific inquiry with reference to both natural science and social science. Topics discussed include the role of reduction in scientific theories and the relationship of wholes to their parts.