Ernest Nagel
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About
American philosopher of science. He was one of the pioneers of the logical positivist movement.
Before Fame
He earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1931, where his dissertation focused on the concept of measurement.
Trivia
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.
Family Life
He was the son of Frida Weiss and the father of Alexander and Sidney Nagel.
Associated With
He was a philosopher during the same era as Alan Watts.
