Truth and Knowledge: Introduction to the Philosophy of Spiritual Activity (CW 3)

Written thesis, 1991; published in 1892 by Herman Weissbach, Weimar (CW 3)

This work, essentially Rudolf Steiner's doctoral dissertation, subtitled "Introduction to the Philosophy of Freedom," is just that--an essential work in the foundations of spiritual science. In it, the epistemological foundations of spiritual knowledge are clearly and logically presented.

Originally published with The Philosophy of Freedom in a single volume, this work is fundamental to an understanding of that work (currently published as Intuitive Thinking As a Spiritual Path) and to a more complete comprehension of the philosophical basis of Steiner's spiritual science.

This book is essential reading for all serious students of Anthroposophy.

CONTENTS:

1. Preliminary Remarks
2. Kant's Basic Epistemological Question
3. Epistemology since Kant
4. The Starting Point of Epistemology
5. Cognition and Reality
6. Epistemology Free of Assumptions and Fichte's Science of Knowedge
7. Epistemological Conclusion
8. Practical Conclusion

This volume is a translation from German of Wahrheit und Wissenschaft (GA 3).