Another Life in Letters: Ernest Nagel and Philosophy of Science in the Nagel-Hempel Correspondence
摘要
This chapter serves as an introduction to the Nagel-Hempel correspondence. It contextualizes the relevance of philosophical correspondences, provides details about Hempel’s life and background leading up to his emigration, and discusses the changing relationship between Nagel and Hempel with respect to the twentieth century American philosophy of science. Finally, it provides a narrative about the demise of Nagel in the 1960s.