1842 – 1918
Hermann Cohen was a German-Jewish philosopher and founder of the Marburg School of neo-Kantianism. He developed a systematic philosophy grounded in Kant's transcendental method and later articulated an influential rationalist philosophy of Judaism centered on ethical monotheism.
Founded the Marburg School of neo-Kantianism
Authored 'Religion of Reason Out of the Sources of Judaism' (1919)
Developed a systematic interpretation of Kant's three Critiques
Articulated ethical monotheism as the rational core of Judaism
Advanced the concept of the 'infinitesimal method' in logic and mathematics