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Earnest Nagel was born November 19, 1901 in Nové Město, Bohemia.
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Nagel moved to the United States
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Nagel became a citizen to the US.
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Nagel obtained his bachelors degree from the City College of New York.
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Between 1923-1929 Nagel taught physics in New York City public schools.
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Nagel obtained his Masters Degree in philosophy at Columbia University.
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Nagel taught philosophy at Columbia University
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Nagel obtained his Doctoral degree in philosophy in 1931 from Columbia University.
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Nagel initially believed in logical realism, he later abandoned this view for an empirical and theoretical philosophy of science. In his book, one can see his views as he illustrates the function of logical principles in scientific method in the natural and social sciences. () Below is a link to an audio video of one of Nagel's lectures given at UC Berkeley. In this lecture he discusses the cognitive status of scientific theories and related issues. https://youtu.be/bXWAXtQK6zE
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Nagel married physicist Edith Haggstrom, later having two sons together.
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In 1954 Nagel wrote an essay in which was later re-printed in Sovereign Reason and Other Studies in the Philosophy of Science. This writing can be read in its entirety from the link below. http://www.ditext.com/nagel/sr.html
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in 1957, Nagel defended a naturalistic interpretation of logic in this book; denying the ontological necessity of logico-mathematical principles and arguing that they must be understood according to their function in specific inquiries. ()
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In this book Nagel analyzes the nature of explanation, and the logical structure of the organization of scientific knowledge. This book was considered a defining work in the logic of scientific explanation.
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Nagel was president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1961 - 1963.
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Hagel earned many honorary doctorates between 1967-1971. One from Brandeis University; Doctor of Science degree. The others from Ruters University, Case Western Reserve University, and Columbia University; Doctor of Letters.
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Nagel was elected to the the National Academy of Sciences, which was not a common occurrence among philosophers. The National Academy of Sciences is one of three honorific societies which, with the National Research Council, are grouped together under the umbrella organization called the National Academies. ()
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Another writing of Nagel's and can be read in its entirety using the link below https://archive.org/details/teleologyrevisit0000nage
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Nagel won the Nicholas Murray Butler Medal in gold from Columbia University.
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Ernest Hagel died of pneumonia and is currently buried in South Wardsboro, Vermont.
