Philosophy of Freedom - Couverture souple

Steiner, Rudolf

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0910142521 ISBN 13 : 9780910142526

Editeur : Rudolf Steiner Pr, 1964

Synopsis

This special reprint, featuring the acclaimed translation by Michael Wilson, is being made available again in response to public demand.Are we free, whether we know if or not? Or is our sense of freedom merely an illusion? Rudolf Steiner tackles this age-old problem in a new way. He shows that by taking account of our own activity of thinking, we can know the reasons for our actions. And if these reasons are taken from our world of ideals, then our actions are free, because we alone determine them. But this freedom cannot be settled for us by philosophical argument. It is not simply granted to us. If we want to become free, we have to strive through our own inner activity to overcome our unconscious urges and habits of thought. In order to do this we must reach a point of view that recognizes no limits to knowledge, sees through all illusions, and opens the door to an experience of the reality of the spiritual world. then we an achieve the highest level of evolution.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Philosophy of Freedom describes Rudolf Steiner's path to freedom. It contains the nonconformist ideals of his youth that result from his study of mathematics, science, and philosophy culminating in a philosophy of life founded upon individualistic truth and ethical individualism. This is the first English translation and the only one sanctioned by Rudolf Steiner himself. Joint translators Prof. and Mrs. R. F. Alfred HoernlÈ were selected for their outstanding qualifications. First published in 1916, it is based on the original 1894 German "Die Philosophie der Freiheit". Other translations have been based on the 1918 revised German edition. It includes inspiring passages about individualism that were removed from the book in 1918 and are missing in later translations: "We no longer believe that there is a norm to which we must all strive to conform." "If only we probe deep enough into the very heart of our being, there dwells something noble, something worthy of development."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rudolf Steiner Pr
• Date d'édition: 1964
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0910142521
• ISBN 13: 9780910142526
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible