Quote by: Ernest Nagel

It is the desire for explanations that are at once systematic and controllable by factual evidence that generates science; and it is the organization and classification of knowledge on the basis of explanatory principles that is the distinctive goal of the sciences.


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Author Bio


  • NameErnest Nagel
  • DescriptionAmerican philosopher
  • BornNovember 16, 1901
  • DiedSeptember 20, 1985
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhilosopher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship