GA 21

Riddles of the Soul

Von Seelenrätseln

Anthropology and Anthroposophy, Max Dessoir on Anthroposophy, Franz Brentano (An Obituary). Sketchy extensions

With the remarks of this writing Rudolf Steiner draws "some of the scientific threads which must be drawn from anthroposophy to philosophy, to psychology and to physiology". The significant realisation of the threefold structure of the human organism is presented here for the first time.

Contents

I. ANTHROPOLOGY AND ANTHROPOSOPHY

II. MAX DESSOIR ON ANTHROPOSOPHY

III. FRANZ BRENTANO An obituary

IV. SKETCHY EXTENSIONS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WRITING

1. the philosophical justification of anthroposophy

2. the appearance of the "limits of knowledge

3. the abstractness of concepts

4. an important characteristic of spirit-perception

5. on the real basis of the intentional relation

6. the physical and spiritual dependencies of the human being

7. Franz Brentano's separation of the soul from the extra-soul

8. An objection often raised against anthroposophy

9. concluding remark

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner: The Case for Anthroposophy. CW 21. Selections from «Von Seelenrätseln». With an introduction by Owen Barfield. The Anthroposophic Press 1978 rsarchive.org

German

• Rudolf Steiner: Von Seelenrätseln, GA 21 (1983), ISBN 3-7274-0210-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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