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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 1908 | Winner | “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” |
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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
About the Author
Rudolf EuckenGerman
Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846–1926) was a German philosopher who received the 1908 Nobel Prize in Literature for developing an idealistic philosophy of life emphasizing ethical activism and the spiritual dimension of human existence. Born in Aurich, he studied at Göttingen and Berlin, taught at Basel and Jena universities, and authored major works like The Problem of Human Life as Viewed by the Great Thinkers and Main Currents of Modern Thought.
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