Some never get further, and dispense with the question of human life and thought as mere aspects or manifestations of the material world.

But the problem of life is for Eucken the one problem--he seeks to find the reality beneath the superficialities of human existence, and he has little to say concerning the world of matter.

And, after all, it is the problem of life that urgently calls for solution, for upon the solution that is accepted, the life of the individual is to a large extent based.

It is, of course, very interesting to meditate and speculate upon the material world, its origin and evolution, but the question is very largely one of mere theoretical interest--a kind of game or puzzle for studious minds.

It is the question of life itself that is ultimately of practical interest to every human soul.