Hermann Cohen Quotes
Hermann Cohen was a German Jewish philosopher and the founder of the Marburg School of neo-Kantianism. Holding the chair of philosophy at Marburg for more than thirty years, he produced systematic reinterpretations of Kant's three Critiques and developed an original philosophy of logic, ethics, and aesthetics. The quotes below are attributed to Hermann Cohen, organized by topic.
Hermann Cohen on God
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Attributed to Hermann Cohen:
“Religion is reason in the form of feeling.”
Hermann Cohen on Knowledge
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Attributed to Hermann Cohen:
“True knowledge is the construction of the object by the pure will of thought.”
Hermann Cohen on Time
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Attributed to Hermann Cohen:
“The future is the proper time of ethics.”
Hermann Cohen on Virtue
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Attributed to Hermann Cohen:
“The moral law constitutes our humanity.”
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Attributed to Hermann Cohen:
“The fellow-man is the discovery of ethics.”