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Introduction To Logic And Scientific Method (1934)
“An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method” helps to show how far the best representatives of logic in modern universities have traveled from the Aristotelian tradition which formerly prevailed. In an earlier generation Mill and Stanley Jevons, helped the reshaping of the formal logic, and for the development of an inductive logic. In more recent times, logical theory has made progress in different directions, such a progress is accomplished in Nagel's book. -
Godel's Proof (1958)
Gödel’s two incompleteness theorems are among the most important results in modern logic, and have deep implications for various issues. These results have had a great impact on the philosophy of mathematics and logic. The importance of Godel's Proof rests upon its radical implications and has echoed throughout many fields, including philosophy. Nagel and Newman accomplish the difficult task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's theorems. -
The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation. (1961)
Nagel's book The Structure of Science presented the different kinds of explanations in different fields. Nagel was skeptical about attempts to unify the nature of scientific laws or explanations. He was the first to propose "bridge laws" between the terms of different sciences, which could eliminate all ontological commitments except those required by the most basic science. -
Conclusion
I have researched Ernest Nagel's many philosophical and scientific interests. What is important to emphasize is the unity of his vision. Due to the emphasis he placed on criticism, it is not easy to summarize the unity of Ernest Nagel's intellectual vision. However, we can be certain that the nature of scientific inquiry and the critical role that philosophy of science can have in rooting out mistaken conceptions to claims of significance is major part of it. -
Works Cited
Nagel, Ernest, and James R. Newman. “Ernest Nagel & James R. Newman, Godel's Proof.” PhilPapers, 1 Jan. 1970, philpapers.org/rec/NAGGP-4. “Read ‘Biographical Memoirs: V.65’ at NAP.edu.” National Academies Press: OpenBook, www.nap.edu/read/4548/chapter/14. Raatikainen, Panu. “Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2 Apr. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/goedel-incompleteness/.
