Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (CW 2) (The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner, 2)
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Written 1884-1885; first published 1886 (CW 2)

As the editor of Goetheâ€™s scientific writings during the 1880s, Rudolf Steiner became immersed in a worldview that paralleled and amplified his own views in relation to epistemology, the interface between science and philosophy, the theory of how we know the world and ourselves. At the time, like much of the thinking today and the foundation of modern natural science, the predominant theories held that individual knowledge is limited to thinking that reflects objective, sensory perception. Steinerâ€™s view was eventually distilled in his Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts in 1924:

There are those who believe that, with the limits of knowledge derived from sensory perception, the limits of all insight are given. Yet if they would carefully observe how they become conscious of these limits, they would find in the very consciousness of the limits the faculties to transcend them.

In this concise volume, Steiner lays out his argument for this view and, moreover, begins his explication of how one goes beyond thinking to the observation of thinking itself.

Goetheâ€™s Theory of Knowledge is essential reading for a deeper understanding of Rudolf Steinerâ€™s seminal work, Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom.

CONTENTS:
- Introduction by Christopher Bamford
- Preface to the Edition of 1924 by Rudolf Steiner
- Foreword to the First Edition (1886) by Rudolf Steiner
- A. Preliminary Questions
- B. Experience
- C. Thinking
- D. Knowledge
- E. Knowing Nature
- F. The Humanities
- G. Conclusion
- Notes to the First Edition [1886]
- Annotations to the Edition of 1924
A Theory of Knowledge is a translation from the German of Grundlinien einer Erkenntnistheorie der Goetheschen Weltanschauung, mit besonderer RÃ¼cksicht auf Schiller (GA 2). Previous translations were published as The Science of Knowing (1988) and The Theory of Knowledge implicit in Goethe's World-Conception: Fundamental Outlines with Special Reference to Schiller (1940).
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Country	USA
Brand	Steiner Books
Manufacturer	SteinerBooks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780880106238
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (CW 2) (The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner, 2)

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