John Lachs

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John Lachs
Born	(1934-07-17)July 17, 1934 Budapest, Hungary
Died	November 14, 2023(2023-11-14) (aged 89) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental Philosophy
Main interests	Human nature ethics metaphysics philosophy of mind pragmatism German idealism political philosophy American philosophy

John Lachs (July 17, 1934 – November 14, 2023) was a Hungarian-born American philosopher. He was Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, where he began teaching in 1967. Lachs received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1961. His primary focus was on American philosophy (most prominently George Santayana) and German Idealism.