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Thomas Nagel

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Thomas Nagel (; born July 4, 1937) is an American philosopher. He is the University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, where he taught from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. His main areas of philosophical interest are political philosophy, ethics and philosophy of mind. Nagel is known for his critique of material reductionist accounts of the mind, particularly in his essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" (1974), and for his contributions to liberal moral and political theory in The Possibility of Altruism (1970) and subsequent writings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Nagel is the 513th most popular philosopher, the 77th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 81st in 2019) and the most popular Serbian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Thomas Nagel ranks 513 out of 1,267. Before him are Anania Shirakatsi, Nelson Goodman, Axel Honneth, A. J. Ayer, Kenneth Waltz, and Valentinus. After him are Johann Christoph Gottsched, Sergei Bulgakov, Michel Serres, Gilbert Ryle, Vittorino da Feltre, and Jean Améry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Thomas Nagel ranks 85. Before him are Ratan Tata, Michael Jeffery, Manuel Pinto da Costa, Karel Schwarzenberg, Yılmaz Güney, and Tom Simpson. After him are Valentin Pavlov, Yoshirō Mori, Tamara Bunke, Tamara Press, Song Hye-rim, and Maryse Condé.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Thomas Nagel ranks 77 out of 661. Before him are Draga Mašin (1864), Vujadin Boškov (1931), Aşub Sultan (1627), Mihailo Obrenović (1823), Saliha Sultan (1680), and Martin of Braga (520). After him are Mirjana Marković (1942), Vuk Drašković (1946), Milunka Savić (1890), Gojko Mitić (1940), Petar Stambolić (1912), and Živojin Mišić (1855).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Serbia

Among philosophers born in Serbia, Thomas Nagel ranks 1. After him are Svetozar Marković (1846).

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