An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy

This study interprets Rudolf Eucken's philosophy by presenting his view that human life must be centered on a formative spiritual ideal: an evolving inner life that integrates and transcends science, history, psychology, society, and art while resisting reduction to mere intellect or materialism. It outlines how religious idealism provides a higher standpoint for valuing and guiding individual and collective development, examines relations between religion and natural science, history, psychology, society, and art, surveys universal and characteristic forms of religion with attention to Christianity, and closes with reflections on contemporary philosophical currents and Eucken's personality and influence.