The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity

by Rudolf Steiner

Overview

CONTENTS

THE THEORY OF FREEDOM

I Conscious Human Action

II Why the Desire for Knowledge Is Fundamental

III Thought as the Instrument of Knowledge

IV The World as Percept

V Our Knowledge of the World

VI Human Individuality

VII Are There Limits to Knowledge?

THE REALITY OF FREEDOM

VIII The Factors of Life

IX The Idea of Freedom

X Monism and the Philosophy of Spiritual Activity

XI World-Purpose and Life-Purpose (The Destiny of Man)

XII Moral Imagination (Darwin and Morality)

XIII The Value of Life (Optimism and Pessimism)

XIV The Individual and the Genus

ULTIMATE QUESTIONS

XV The Consequences of Monism

TRUTH AND SCIENCE

I Preliminary Observations

II The Fundamental Problem of Kant's Theory of Knowledge

III Theory of Knowledge Since Kant

IV The Starting-Points of the Theory of Knowledge

V Knowledge and Reality

VI Theory of Knowledge Without Presuppositions Versus Fichte's Theory of Science

VII Concluding Remarks: Epistemological

VIII Concluding Remarks: Practical

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644396858
Publisher:	Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Rudolf 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.