The Essential Steiner: Basic Writings of Rudolf Steiner - Softcover

Steiner, Rudolf; McDermott, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060653450 ISBN 13: 9780060653453

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1984

Synopsis

Essays by the distinguished Austrian social philosopher include discussions of the theory of human nature, the mystical teachings of Christianity, and the roots of education

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About the Author

Robert McDermott, Ph.D., is president emeritus and chair of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). His publications include Radhakrishnan (1970); The Essential Aurobindo (1974, 1987); The Essential Steiner (1984); (with Rudolf Steiner) The Bhagavad Gita and the West (2009); and The New Essential Steiner (2009). He has also published on William James, Josiah Royce, M. K. Gandhi, the evolution of consciousness, and American thought. His administrative service includes president of the New York Center for Anthroposophy; president of the Rudolf Steiner [summer] Institute; chair of the board of Sunbridge College (New York) and of Rudolf Steiner College (California). He was a member of the council of the Anthroposophical Society in America (1996-2004). He is the founding chair of the board of the Sophia Project, an anthroposophic home in Oakland, California, for mothers and children at risk of homelessness. He is a Lindisfarne fellow, a Fetzer mentor, and a member of the Esalen Corportion.

Synopsis

This is an introduction to the basic writings of Rudolph Steiner, a man who has been an important influence on contemporary education, literature, art, science and philosophy. This book offers selections from 60 of Steiner's published works.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060653450
• ISBN 13: 9780060653453
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: McDermott Robert A.