| The Boundaries of Natural Science: (Cw 322) Contributor(s): Steiner, Rudolf (Author), Bellow, Saul (Introduction by), Amrine, Frederick (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0880101873 ISBN-13: 9780880101875 Publisher: Steiner Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1987 Annotation: If nothing is within the reach of scientific research except what is in the sense world, the doors are closed to the worlds where the human being originates and where the creative forces of the world are found. Steiner calls on us to develop the organs of perception that go beyond these limits of cognition to where we can behold the Spirit active in the phenomena of nature. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Religion | Theosophy |
| Dewey: 299.935 |
| LCCN: 83009943 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 8 lectures, Dornach, Sep - Oct, 1920 (CW 322) "We must begin by acquiring the discipline that modern science can teach us. We must school ourselves in this way and then, taking the strict methodology, the scientific discipline we have learned from modern natural science, transcend it, so that we use the same exacting approach to rise into higher regions, thereby extending this methodology to the investigation of entirely different realms as well." --Rudolf Steiner If only sensory phenomena are within the reach of scientific research, the doors are closed to those worlds from which the human being originates and where the creative forces of the world are found. Rudolf Steiner challenges us to develop organs of perception needed to go beyond these limits of perception, so that we can witness the spirit that is active in all natural phenomena. This volume is a translation from Geman of Grenzen der Naturerkenntnis (GA 322). |
Contributor Bio(s): Steiner, Rudolf: - Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up (see right). 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. |