Eucken

American  

[oi-kuhn] / ˈɔɪ kən /

noun

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

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Eucken British  

/ ˈɔykən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From 1871 to 1874 Eucken taught philosophy at Basel, and in 1874 became professor of philosophy at the university of Jena.

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

This is on lines precisely those of Eucken, and something of this nature seems to be gaining ground to-day in a strong idealistic school in Germany.

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

Even more than Hegel, Eucken seems to deal with an abstraction.

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