Nagel, Ernest

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    Ernest Nagel, the life

    Ernest Nagel was an American philosopher of science. He was born at Nove Mesto, Czechoslovakia and he immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, becoming naturalized in 1919.
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    Education and Work

    He graduated from City College in 1923
    He received an MA in mathematics from Columbia in 1925 and a PhD in philosophy in 1930.
    He served as the "John Dewey" professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1955 to 1966 and retired in 1970

  • Published "An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method"

    Published "An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method"
    Along with Morris R. Cohen, Nagel published this work contributing to the philosophy of science and enriching the traditional views as part of the empiricist and naturalist movements he was apart of.

  • Principles of the Theory of Probability (1939)

    Principles of the Theory of Probability (1939)

  • "The Causal Character of Modern Physical Theory."

    in this paper, Nagel emphasized over the philosophical implications of quantum theory. Like Albert Einstein, Nagel denied that quantum theory has "indeterministic consequences". He also showed how intellectual confusion increases when contextual distinctions and the relevance of language are ignored

  • Wrote "The Structure of Science"

    Nagel's book The Structure of Science was Nagel's book including a compilation of his analysis of the nature of explanation, the reasoning for scientific inquiry, and the organization knowledge in science. It connects with problems in the explanation of physics and Biology.

  • youtube video

    https://youtu.be/YgouYLtcBgk
    Ernest Nagel "Defending Atheism" Video One. Philosophy, Atheism, Nagel

  • Resources

    "The Causal Character of Modern Physical Theory." In Freedom and Reason, edited by S. W. Baron, Ernest Nagel, and K. S. Pinson. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, 1951. Reprinted with revisions as part of Ch. 10 in The Structure of Science. Sovereign Reason. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, 1954. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nagel-ernest-1901-1985#:~:text=Two%20other https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/ernest-nagel/