Ernst Marcus (philosopher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German lawyer and philosopher
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Place of Birth: Kamen, Free State of Prussia, Germany
About Ernst Marcus (philosopher)
- 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.
- He was a major influence on Salomo Friedlaender. Ernst was the son of Robert Ruben Marcus and Berta Marcus.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.In 1899 he started regular meetings with Salomo Friedlaender who became a firm supporter him and admired his theses.
- Friedlaender referred to him by epithet the "Krupp of logic".
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