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The constructions of bower birds — remarks on the principle of compensation

The bowerbirds of New Guinea and Australia build laborious bowers and decorate the courtship sites around them. The artistic arrangement is unique in the bird world. Just as the males of the closer related birds of paradise display their splendid plumage, the… Read More

Goethe's discovery of leaf metamorphosis in the Howering plants was a rediscovery. But through him it entered into the general consciousness and was, in its thorough understanding of development, the pre-supposition for all evolutionary theory. Furtherrnore, he discovered in connection with it the metamorphosis of the leaf metamorphoses itself… Read More

Since the modern process of genome sequencing has made available an extensive amount of research findings, our knowledge of microbial life in the human organism and wider nature has greatly advanced. At the same time it has raised new issues and perspectives which point to a paradigm Shift, particularly in medical thinking. Here it is above all… Read More

The Labiates or Larniaceae comprise one of the biggest and distinctive plant families. They feature a lack of leaf metamorphosis of any kind, leaves arranged in opposite pairs on a square stern, the presence of highly specifically shaped zygomorphic flowers and the varied occurrence of aromatic substances (etheric oils). If we examine the… Read More

After a general overview of the phylum Cnidaria with their bilayered structure and two Characteristic life forms, polyp (sessile) and medusa (mobile), the Anthozoa, which comprise their own class, are examined in detail by focusing on the colony- forming Anthozoa, which are also referred to as corals. We can distinguish two fundamentally… Read More

Reflections on the formative biology of bee swarms

Throughout their entire life cycle, honey bees are closely connected to their environment and receive important shaping stimuli from their surroundings. Thus it is not a gene that determines whether an egg will turn into a worker or a queen, but rather the shaping stimulus arising from… Read More

The metamorphosis of antler forms

Among the many forms of antlers there is a formative law that is common to them all, an 'archetype' in the Goethean sense. Firstly, this 'archetypal antler' is grasped as a common Bauplan, as a scheme of different parts and their spatial relations to one and other. Elements of this Bauplan, which by… Read More

The relationships of cancer to mineralising and bone—forming processes can be demonstrated at various levels. For example, breast tumours frequently show microcalcification deposits whose morphology and chemical composition indicate the kind of illness involved. According to R. Steiner's indications regarding the activity of calcium carbonate… Read More

Proving or testing? Reflections on research into formative forces. A progress report

The present state of discussion of the validation of research into formative forces is presented. Specific conditions regarding reproducibility, variation and psychological influences have to be taken into account. Based on these experiences and… Read More

This paper deals with the forming of judgements in the context of science and pedagogical practice (of Waldorf schools). The subject area of physics (light and colour) is taken as an example. Firstly, a brief overview of fundamental problems in the philosophy of science in the 20th century is given. Then, with the help of. two frescoes, we… Read More