Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Classic Work of Spiritual Philosophy and Human Freedom - Softcover

Steiner, Rudolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604593113 ISBN 13: 9781604593112

Publisher: SMK Books, 2009

Synopsis

Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path is Rudolf Steiner's most important work. In it he explains the two aspects of free will: freedom of thought and freedom of action. This landmark book explores free will from a completely fresh and unique perspective. If an idea is to become action, man must first want it, before it can happen. Such an act of will therefore has its grounds only in man himself. Man is then the ultimate determinant of his action. He is free. -Rudolf Steiner

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About the Author

Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was an Austrian philosopher, writer, lecturer, esoteric thinker, and founder of anthroposophy. Trained in philosophy and deeply engaged with Goethe's scientific writings, Steiner first established himself through work on epistemology, freedom, and spiritual knowledge before developing the wider anthroposophical movement associated with Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophical medicine, architecture, the arts, and spiritual science. His writings range across philosophy, education, religion, aesthetics, social thought, occultism, and the evolution of consciousness.Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path, originally published as Die Philosophie der Freiheit, stands near the foundation of Steiner's intellectual project. In it, he argues for human freedom through the disciplined experience of thinking as a living spiritual activity. Later readers of Steiner's work often return to this book as the philosophical basis for anthroposophy and for his broader claims about knowledge, moral intuition, self-development, and spiritual perception. For readers of esoteric philosophy, Western spiritual thought, philosophy of mind, and early twentieth-century alternative religious movements, Steiner remains a major and controversial figure whose influence extends across several distinct fields.

Edition details

• Publisher: SMK Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604593113
• ISBN 13: 9781604593112
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136