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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Eucken

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

Study also the work of the French philosopher, Bergson, and that of the German, Eucken, recent visitors to America.

From The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. by Caroline French Benton

Eucken offers no support to theologians; and Bergson does not seem to express a clear belief in a personal god or personal immortality.

From The Necessity of Atheism by David Marshall Brooks

Eucken emphasises this fundamental fact in all his books.

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

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