biography
| name: |
Eucken, Rudolf Christoph
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pronunciation:
[oyken]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1846–1926)
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| biography:
| Philosopher, born in Aurich, NW Germany. He studied at the University of Göttingen, then became professor of philosophy at Basel (1871–4) and at Jena (1874–1920). He propounded a distinctive philosophy of ethical activism, and sought to identify and vindicate the spiritual significance of history and life. In his writings he strongly criticized naturalist philosophy, and Der Sozialismus und seine Lebensgestaltung (1920, Socialism: an Analysis) is an attack on socialism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1908. |
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