Eucken
Americannoun
noun
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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
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Eucken accepts gladly the theory of descent in Darwinism, but insists that the theory of selection must be clearly distinguished from it.
From An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by Jones, W. Tudor (William Tudor)
While Eucken has for many years occupied a position of commanding influence in the realm of thought, Bergson has only recently come into notice.
From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Alexander, Archibald B. C.
Wilamowitz-Möllendorf, Harnack, Wundt, Oncken, Eucken, Haeckel, Naumann, Rohrbach, Sombart, Liszt, all join with a will in the chorus of arrogance, ambition, and hate.
From Gems (?) of German Thought by Archer, William
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