Thomas Nagel

American philosopher · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1937 · age 89

Thomas Nagel is an American postanalytic philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy, a professor of law, and University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University. He was previously the Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law from 2001 to 2003.

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2010Honorary Doctor of Harvard UniversityAward2008Balzan PrizeAwardRolf Schock Prize in Logic and PhilosophyAward1996PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the EssayAward1966Guggenheim FellowshipAward1937Born4 July 1937