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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

The European species of the Ranunculaceae genus Clematis L.

This text is based on the chapter entitled 'Clematis' from an unfinished book manuscript by Thomas Göbel. It was edited by Angelika Heinze for publication here as a single article. The European species of the genus Clematis are presented and organised into a series of… Read More

Anthroposophical adolescent psychiatry: why some young people harm themselves and others become violent

Based on the background of threefolding of the human organism (Steiner 1917), of the first medical course (Steiner 1920) and of the curative education course (Steiner 1924), the self-harm and external violence that are characteristic… Read More

The evolutionary significance of play

Human and animal play is both a fascinating and puzzling phenomenon. Its origin and function cannot be conclusively explained within conventional evolutionary theory. However, nowadays there exist extensive accounts and scientific descriptions that can provide us with a wealth of well documented… Read More

The three bird families, weavers, viduids (whydahs/indigobirds) and estrildids (waxbills), which today are classified separately, during the last century were regarded, often taxonomically variably, as one big family with corresponding sub-families. They probably once belonged to one family. In the weaver-bird group there is a genus whose males… Read More

The sensoriality of man. The body as an instrument of the self‘s free orientation to the world

In search of a clear distinction between 'sensoriality' and 'desire' in man, our course leads past the traditional rejection of 'sensoriality' by the main religions of the world, and past the unclarity of popular concepts. From there it… Read More

Nicolaus E. Dahlberg: Die Metamorphosen der Pflanzen (Stockholm 1755)

In 1755, under the direction of Carl von Linné, the Swedish botanist Nicolaus (= Nils) E. Dahlberg (1735-1820) published his botanical dissertation Metamorphoses Plantarum. It deals with seven types of plant metamorphosis. Its focus is on the formation of the organs… Read More

Among vertebrates including humans. the skeleton of marine true bony fish (teleosts), with its 2-4%. carbonate content by weight, contains the least amount of carbonate and no ‘labile carbonate' (bicarbonate HCO3-), the most actively living mineral phase of bone. Because of this deficiency the teleost skeleton is unable to buffer acid-base… Read More

The first part of this paper deals with the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora [L.] J. PRESL), a member of the Lauraceae family, and a source of the therapeutically significant etheric oil, camphor. This study addresses the question as to whether a thorough treatment of the therapeutic and toxic effects of camphor, as well as of the… Read More

Gout and rheumatism from a psychosomatic-anthroposophical perspective

The introduction of imaging procedures in radiology has provoked not only questions by the general public about the human 'I', and about the self-knowledge and freedom of will of the human being, but has also shaken internal medicine, and rheumatology in particular.… Read More