Nature'S Open Secret Av Rudolf Steiner

The holistic paradigm, Gaia, deep ecology, and new alchemy all have a hidden ancestor: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). At the youthful age of twenty-one, Steiner was chosen to edit Goethe's scientific writings for the principle Geothe edition of his time. Goethe's literary genius was universally acknowledged; it was Steiner's task to understand and comment on Goethe's scientific achievements. Steiner recognized the significance of Goethe's work with nature and his epistemology, and here began Steiner's own training in epistemology and spiritual science. This collection of Steiner's introductions to Goethe's works re-visions the meaning of knowledge and how we attain it. Goethe had discovered how thinking could be applied to organic nature and that this experience requires not just rational concepts but a whole new way of perceiving. In an age when science and technology have been linked to great catastrophes, many are looking for new ways to interact with nature. With a fundamental declaration of the interpenetration of our consciousness and the world around us, Steiner shows how Goethe's approach points the way to a more compassionate and intimate involvement with nature. Contents: Editor's Introduction 1. Introduction by John Barnes2. The Origin of Goethe's Concept of Metamorphosis3. The Origin of Goethe's Thinking on Animal Morphology4. The Nature & Significance of Goethe's Writings on Organic Morphology5. Goethe's Way of Knowing6. Concluding Remarks on Goethe's Morphology7. The Arrangement of Goethe's Scientific Writings8. From Art to Science9. Goethe's Theory of Knowledge10. Knowledge & Action in the Light of Goethe's Ideas11. Goethe's Way of Thinking Compared to Other Views12. Goethe and Mathematics13. Goethe's Fundamental Geological Principle14. Goethe's Meteorological Ideas15. On the Subjectivity of Sensory Perceptions16. Goethe As Thinker & Researcher17. Goethe versus Atomism18. Goethe's Worldview in His Verses in Prose Essay by John Barnes: 'Participatory Science As the Basis for a Healing Culture' Nature's Open Secret is a translation of Goethes Naturwissenschaftliche Schriften, Einleitungen, (1884-1897). Previous translations were titled Goethe the Scientist and Goethean Science.