Rudolf Christoph Eucken

Nobel Prize in Literature 1908

“in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life”

Rudolf Christoph Eucken was a German philosopher. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1908 in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which he vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life. His writings addressed ethics, religion, and the meaning of life.

Field

Philosophy

Lifespan

1846–1926