RUDOLF STEINER, A PROPHET OR A CHARLATAN? INFLUENCE OF THEOSOPHICAL-ANTHROPOSOPHICAL THOUGHT ON CONTEMPORARIES Cover Image

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RUDOLF STEINER, A PROPHET OR A CHARLATAN? INFLUENCE OF THEOSOPHICAL-ANTHROPOSOPHICAL THOUGHT ON CONTEMPORARIES

Author(s): Aleksandra Lazić-Gavrilović
Subject(s): Philosophy, German Literature
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: Rudolf Steiner; Theosophy; Anthroposophy; Albert Schweitzer; Christian Morgenstern; Hermann Hesse; Franz Kafka; spirituality; Waldorf pedagogy

Summary/Abstract: The paper seeks to critically present the eccentric philosopher Rudolf Steiner and to point out his influence on famous contemporaries such as Albert Schweitzer, Christian Morgenstern, Hermann Hesse and Franz Kafka. Unlike the ruling positivist approach and scientific rationalism, which he believed could only reach the apparent form of things, this Austrian thinker created his own system, based on a synthesis of Western philosophy of idealism, Christianity and Hindu teachings with Gnosticism, which he called anthroposophy. Above all, he wanted to point out the possibility of overcoming the limits of empirical knowledge and encourage contemporaries to use their latent potentials on the path of spiritual cognition. With this teaching, he managed to attract many supporters, at least for a while, especially those in search of a deeper understanding of reality and prone to self-analysis.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 159-175
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian