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Nagel, Ernest (1901–1985)| Czech-born US philosopher who specialized in the philosophy of science and logic. He analysed the logical structure of scientific enquiries; and, in particular, he argued that the social sciences are capable of making useful general laws and explanations. He also held that the world contains no ultimate ingredients beyond matter. |
| Nagel was born in Novemesto, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), emigrated to the USA 1911, and became a US citizen 1919. He was professor of philosophy at Columbia University. |
| His The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation 1961 is a classic in this field. |
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