Ernst Marcus (philosopher)

Ernst Marcus by Hermann Kätelhön

Ernst Moses Marcus (3 September 3, 1856, Kamen – 30 October, 1928 Essen) was a German lawyer and philosopher. He developed a theory of aether based on Immanuel Kant's posthumous work Opus Postumum, however sharply disagreeing with Erich Adickes interpretation. He used this to mount a criticism of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.[1] He was a major influence on Salomo Friedlaender.

Ernst was the son of Robert Ruben Marcus and Berta Marcus.[2]

Marcus studied law in Bonn and Berlin. Whilst working as an Assessor in 1889 he developed an interest in philosophy. In 1890 he was appointed as a judge in Essen. In 1893 he married Berta Auerbach with whom he had three children.[3]

In 1899 he started regular meetings with Salomo Friedlaender who admired his theses and became a firm supporter of him. Friedlaender referred to him by epithet the "Krupp of logic".

Works

  • Kants Revolutionsprinzip (1902)
  • Das Erkenntnisproblem (1905)
  • Die Beweisfuehrung in der Kritik der reinen Vernunft (1914)
  • Kants Weltgebaeude (1917)
  • Das Problem der Excentrischen Empfindung und seine Losung (1918) Berlin: Verlag der Sturm
  • Theorie einer natuerlichen Magie: Gegründet auf Kants Weltlehre (1924) Munich: Ernst Reinhardt.
  • Kritik des Aufbaus der speziellen Relativitaetstheorie (1926)
  • Die Zeit und Raumlehre Kants (1927)

His papers are held by the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.[3]

References

  1. ^ Keller, Christoph (2018). Paranomia (PDF). Heidelberg: University of Heidelberg.
  2. ^ "Ernst Marcus". www.myheritage.com. My Heritage. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Guide to the Papers of Ernst Marcus (1856–1928)1898-1976AR 4322 / MF 1019". digifindingaids.cjh.org. Center for Jewish History. Retrieved 3 July 2019.