Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Ernest Nagel

Born: November 16, 1901
Died: September 20, 1985 (aged 83)
Bio: Ernest Nagel 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.
Known for:
- The Structure of Science (1961)
- Go del's proof (1958)
- An Introduction to Logic
- Gödel's Proof (1958)