Passages are quoted from several of the works mentioned in the Bibliography, especially from Eucken's "The Truth of Religion," with the kind permission of Messrs. Williams & Norgate—the publishers.

ABEL J. JONES.

Cardiff.

CONTENTS

CHAP.
[I.] THE PROBLEM OF LIFE
[II.] HAS THE PROBLEM BEEN SOLVED?
[III.] ANOTHER SEARCH FOR TRUTH
[IV.] THE PAST, PRESENT, AND THE ETERNAL
[V.] THE "HIGH" AND THE "LOW"
[VI.] THE ASCENT TO FREEDOM AND PERSONALITY
[VII.] THE PERSONAL AND THE UNIVERSAL
[VIII.] RELIGION: HISTORICAL AND ABSOLUTE
[IX.] CONCLUSION: CRITICISM AND APPRECIATION
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
[INDEX]

RUDOLF EUCKEN:
A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE

CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM OF LIFE

Before we proceed to outline Eucken's philosophical position, it will be well if we can first be clear as to the special problem with which he concerns himself. Philosophers have at some time or other considered all the problems of heaven and earth to be within their province, especially the difficult problems for which a simple solution is impossible. Hence it is, perhaps, that philosophy has been in disrepute, especially in English-speaking countries, the study of the subject has been very largely limited to a small class of students, and the philosopher has been regarded as a dreamy, theorising, and unpractical individual.