Category: Goethean Science
Here we explore Goethean Science, an approach to science inspired by poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and embraced by Rudolf Steiner. Emphasizing intuitive observation over empirical methods, it raises questions about scientific rigor and its application within Waldorf education.
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Is “spiritual science” science? The flawed legacy of Rudolf Steiner
Discover the life and teachings of Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher and spiritual explorer, through his work in Anthroposophy and the Fifth Gospel.
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What We’re Made Of
Steiner on anatomy and physiology, collected and analyzed by Roger Rawlings on WaldorfWatch.
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Steiner and Natural Science (PDF)
One of the most prominent physicists of Steiner’s era, Max von Laue, who received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1914, wrote a scathing critique in 1922 of Steiner’s misunderstandings of science and particularly of physics. Transition no. 61-62, pp. 160-165. Collingwood, Vic, Australia, 2000
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Weird Science At Steiner School
© Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 16 (Fall 1991), page 23, reproduced by permission When Dan Dugan attended an open house at the San Francisco Waldorf School, he thought he’d found the most beautiful school in the world. The teachers were the most dedicated he’d met since the nuns he remembered from Catholic school. The teaching methods…
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Is Anthroposophy a Science? Examining Rudolf Steiner’s Claims
by Sven Ove Hansson, UppsalaConceptus XXV (1991), No. 64, pp. 37-49. Reproduced by permission of the author. Abstract Anthroposophy is one of the most successful occult movements in Europe. In this paper, its claim to be a science is examined. Two criteria are used that have both been accepted by the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf…