Synopsis "The Aims of Anthroposophy: And the Purpose of the Goetheanum"
11 lectures in various cities, April 9, 1923 – May 26, 1924 (CW 84) In his final lectures to the general public, Rudolf Steiner speaks with great clarity and purpose about the inner and outer need for the anthroposophical impulse in modern times. Following the fire that destroyed the first Goetheanum building in Dornach, Switzerland, Steiner had focused his efforts on rebuilding and reorganizing the Anthroposophical Society. But he also continued to travel and speak to the public―in Prague, Vienna, and Basel―to explain the purpose of the Goetheanum and to elucidate the broader aims of his spiritual work. These lectures, including a semi-public series in Dornach, are collected here in English for the first time, along with an introduction, notes and index. C O N T E N T S: Editor's PrefaceIntroduction by Matthew Barton 1. The Purpose of the Goetheanum and the Aims of Anthroposophy2. Enhancing Human Powers of Perception to Develop Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition3. Human Soul Life and the Development of Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition4. Experience and Perception of the Activities of Thinking and Speech5. The Physical World and Moral–Spiritual Impulses: Four Stages of Inner Experience6. Perceiving the Etheric World7. Soul’s Eternity in the Light of Anthroposophy8. Human Development and Education in the Light of Anthroposophy9. Supersensible Perception, Anthroposophy as a Contemporary Need10. Anthroposophy and the Ethical and Religious Life11. How Do We Gain Knowledge of the Supersensible World? Notes and ReferencesRudolf Steiner's Collected WorksSignificant Events in the Life of Rudolf SteinerIndex This volume is a translation from German of Was wollte das Goetheanum und was soll die Anthroposophie? (GA 84).
