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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

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

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

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 when all is said, no one can study the spiritual philosophy of Eucken without realising that he is in contact with a mind which has a sublime and inspiring message for our age.

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

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