Ernst Laas

Ernst Laas
Ernst Laas
Era	19th-century German Philosopher
Region	Germany
School	Positivism
Institutions	University of Strasbourg
Thesis	Eudaimonia Aristotelis in ethicis principium quid velit et valeat. [The Meaning of Aristotle’s Eudaimonia and Its Significance in Ethics.]; ;
Doctoral advisor	Adolf Friedrich Trendelenburg.
Doctoral students	Benno Kerry, Paul Natorp, Hans Vaihinger, Wilhelm Halbfass.
Language	German
Main interests	epistemology, positivism, history of philosophy, Kantianism, idealism, Aristotle, Plato, pedagogy.
Notable ideas	All philosophies are distinguished as Platonism or Anti-Platonism. Modernization of Language Education. Protagoras as founder of all sensualist philosophies.

Ernst Laas (born June 16, 1837, in Fürstenwalde/Spree; died July 25, 1885, in Strasbourg) was a gymnasium teacher, philosopher of positivism and education, and chair of philosophy and pedagogy at the University of Strasbourg. The insights he found in the history of philosophy and philosophies based on sensualism are key aspects of his scholarly work.