Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
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)