The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity : A Modern Philosophy of Life Developed by Scientific Methods

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925

Contributor:

Collison, Harry

Hoernlé, Reinhold Friedrich Alfred, 1880-1943

Hoernlé, Winifred, 1885-1960

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity" by Rudolf Steiner is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a modern exploration of the nature of human freedom and spiritual experience, which proposes that the understanding of human action, thought, and motivation is complex and intertwined with an inherent desire for knowledge. Steiner aims to lay a philosophical foundation upon which future understanding of spiritual activity can build. The opening of the work introduces two central questions: whether human beings are truly free in their actions and thoughts, or if they are governed by determinism. Steiner critiques both perspectives, suggesting that a genuine understanding of freedom stems from recognizing the intricate connections between conscious actions and underlying motives. He emphasizes that true knowledge of our inner selves and the laws governing human experience can emerge from a thoughtful examination of these relationships, thus bridging the gap between philosophy and spiritual experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philosophy_of_Freedom

Release date is 2017-10-16