Anthroposophy, Its Tasks and Goals: With the German Original
Rudolf Steiner
(Author)
Frederick Amrine
(Translator)
Description
This is an extremely important lecture, but - strangely - it seems to have remained out-of-print since the 'thirties in German, and to my knowledge it never has been translated. Perhaps this is because there are a few breaks in the transcription. But certainly these do not detract from the lecture as a whole, which is probably the place where Steiner most forcefully makes the case for reasoned, anthroposophical study in place of the pursuit of clairvoyance. Steiner's point is that it is a thousand time better to study anthroposophy rationally, and wait for illumination, then to pursue clairvoyance without study. Since the text is now exceedingly rare, I have appended the original German as well.
Product Details
Price
$9.95
Publisher
Independently Published
Publish Date
January 12, 2021
Pages
64
Dimensions
5.98 X 9.02 X 0.13 inches | 0.22 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9798593755872
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Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.
Frederick Amrine is associate professor of German at the University of Michigan. He holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard. His publications include Goethe and the Sciences: A Reappraisal, The Bildungsroman, and Literature and Science as Modes of Expression. He has translated several works by Rudolf Steiner.