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Rudolfa Steinera antropozoficzna nauka o wychowaniu
Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophical teaching on education

Author(s): Imelda Chłodna-Błach
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Fundacja »Lubelska Szkoła Filozofii Chrześcijańskiej«
Keywords: Rudolf Steiner; anthroposophy; education

Summary/Abstract: The authoress presents a profile of Rudolf Steiner, an anthroposophist, creator of the conception of alternative school, and its founder. She uncovers ideological bases of the movement of “Waldorf schools” which is unceasingly progressing all over the world. She explains what anthroposophy is, and how education can be determined by it. At the beginning of XX. century Steiner worked out the most influential idea of anthroposophy, founded a special anthroposophist association of occultist character. Basing on a spiritual knowledge, he developed bases of teaching and educating. The authoress also describes a process of gaining the spiritual knowledge, and what is – according to Steiner – indispensable to the correct development of human being. She concludes with indicating threats which come from Steiner’s pedagogy, and showing how his education looks like in practice.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 281-303
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish