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Eucken

American  
[oi-kuhn] / ˈɔɪ kən /

noun

  1. Rudolph Christoph 1846–1926, German philosopher: Nobel Prize in Literature 1908.


Eucken British  
/ ˈɔykən /

noun

  1. Rudolph Christoph (ˈruːdɔlf ˈkrɪstɔf). 1846–1926, German idealist philosopher: Nobel prize for literature 1908

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This is an offshoot of classical liberalism that sprouted during the Nazi period, when dissidents around Walter Eucken, an economist in Freiburg, dreamed of a better economic system.

From Economist May 7, 2015

Rudolf Christoph Eucken, 80, "dean of German philosophers," professor at Jena University, winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for literature; at Jena, Germany, of pneumonia.

From Time Magazine Archive

In accordance with this principle, Eucken has given considerable attention to social and educational problems.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

But Eucken has deepened the conception in such a way as to be able to rid himself of the postulates of Kant concerning God, Freedom, and Immortality.

From An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by Jones, W. Tudor (William Tudor)

The authors of this latest movement are the Frenchman, Henri Bergson, and the German, Rudolf Eucken.

From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Alexander, Archibald B. C.

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