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Ernest Nagel (November 16 1901 – September 20 1985) was an American philosopher of science. Along with Rudolf Carnap Hans Reichenbach and Carl Hempel he is sometimes seen as one of the major figures of the logical positivist movement.

birth date
1901-11-16
birth place
Austria-Hungary, Nové Mesto nad Váhom
death date
1985-09-20
death place
New York City
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Douglas Hofstadter, Mario Bunge, Patrick Suppes
influenced by
Rudolf Carnap, Morris Raphael Cohen
main interest
Philosophy of science
philosophicalSchool
Analytic philosophy
region
Western philosophy

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