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Origin and Goal of Man (1904/05) - Basic Concepts of Spiritual Science

Ursprung und Ziel des Menschen (1904/05) - Grundbegriffe der Geisteswissenschaft

Twenty-three lectures, Berlin 29 September 1904 to 8 June 1905.

Contents

What does modern man find in Theosophy / The human being / Reincarnation and karma / Theosophy and Darwin / Theosophy and Tolstoy / The world of the soul / The spirit land / Friedrich Nietzsche / Of the inner life / The origin and goal of man / The origin of the earth / The great initiates / Ibsen's spirit / The future of man / Goethe's gospel / Goethe's secret revelation. The Tale of the Green Serpent and the Beautiful Lily / Schiller and the Present / The Various Faculties and Theosophy (4 lectures).

Literature

German

References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
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Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
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Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.