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A little about Ernest
He was born on Nov 16, 1901, in Nové Mesto nad Váhom where he stayed for ten years before moving to the united states and eventually becoming a U.S resident in 1919. He later went on to gain first his BS in 1923 before moving on to get his Ph.D. in 1931 from Columbia University. -
naturalists
While working at the University of Columbia he became a part of a core group of naturalists there. They believe there was no higher power guide the world but rather that nature was responsible for our physical laws and human society. salbahisnapicoy, PHILO-notes. “What Is Naturalism? (See Link below for a Video Lecture on ‘Naturalism in Education’).” YouTube, YouTube, 4 Oct. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlZIfMtLKfw. -
Impressions and Appraisals of Analytic Philosophy in Europe
A work by Nagel that was published in the Journal of Philosophy was considered to be the first introduction for American philosophers to the concept of logical positivism. -
Structure of Science
A book created by Ernest Nagel about the philosophy of science in which he talks about the problems in the logic of scientific explanation. It also examines the nature of scientific theories in an attempted to show that all scientific theories, can be explained by the same empirical methods commonly associated with physical sciences. -
Nicholas Murray Butler Medal in Gold
An award is given to him while at Columbia University for his distinguished contributions to philosophy. -
Sources
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s. . Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2021 .” Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com, 6 June 2021, www.encyclopedia.com/people/philosophy-and-religion/philosophy-biographies/ernest-nagel. “Ernest Nagel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Nagel.