Re: FW: [xmca] Rudolph Steiner

[Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>]

Very interesting Leif and Peter. As a fan of Hegel, I am 
always a bit wary when someone gets connected to fascism on 
philosophical grounds, but it seems to be a pretty clear 
case here. And it is very easy to see how his ideas connect 
with Goethe's ideas. It's not at all difficult to draw a 
line between them, but I must be very wary of using 
Steiner's book to learn about Goethe. His story about 
Goethe's Italian journey, and Goethe's conversations with 
Herder all sounded pretty factual and uncontroversial though.

thanks very much.
I will tread carefully.

Andy

Peter Smagorinsky wrote:
> See http://www.social-ecology.org/2009/01/anthroposophy-and-ecofascism-2/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
> Behalf Of Leif Strandberg
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:59 AM
> To: ablunden@mira.net; eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: Re: [xmca] Rudolph Steiner
>
> Hi,
>
> I recommend reading of
>
> Peter Staudenmaier (Vermont USA) Antroposofi och ekofascism (I only  
> have the Swedish version, perhaps the English title is "Antrophosofy  
> and Ekofascism"
>
> We have a lot of Waldorf schools in Sweden, and there are some  
> interesting  estetichal features in their pedagogy, But their  
> philosophical backrground (Steiner) is not as "green" as they say -  
> more of a brown nuance
>
> Leif Strandberg
>
>
> 9 jan 2010 kl. 12.46 skrev Andy Blunden:
>
> > I have been researching Goethe and his scientific ideas, and after  
> > a long time I came across a book which tells in detail of how his  
> > ideas originated and explains them very clearly and convincingly.  
> > The point I am interested in of course is the Urphaenomen, a.k.a.,  
> > unit of analysis, and as Goethe and Davydov both insist, a unit of  
> > analysis which is given to the senses.
> >
> > The author of the book is *Rudolph Steiner*, the same Rudolph  
> > Steiner who started up Steiner Schools. I can get an idea of his  
> > life and work from Wikipedia and so on, and it certainly is way off  
> > the mainstream, if I could put it that way. However, I would  be  
> > interested in a brief response from xmca-ers on the success or  
> > otherwise of his schools.
> >
> > Andy
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