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Die Malaria scheint die Menschheit zu begleiten, ungezählte Millionen Leben hat sie schon gefordert. Erste Berichte über Malariainfektionen erwähnen den » gelben« Kaiser Huang Ti (2700 v. Chr.), seitdem ist bereits der Zusammenhang zwischen Malaria und Milzvergrößerung bekannt. Auch Tutenchamun soll unter Malaria gelitten haben. Nach jüngsten… mehr lesen

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 of fructification (flower, fruit, seed) because these, and not the vegetative… mehr lesen

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 metamorphoses. One pole of this series is Clematis vitalba, which grows like… mehr lesen

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 phenomena of modern adolescent psychiatry are here explained and understood from the centre of the personality,… mehr lesen

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 material. This article gives a brief overview of… mehr lesen

Die drei heute getrennten Vogelfamilien der Weber, Witwen und Prachtfinken wurden während des letzten Jahrhunderts (taxonomisch häufig wechselnd) als eine große Familie mit entsprechenden Unterfamilien angesehen. Sie gehörten ursprünglich vermutlich einer Familie an. In der Webewogelgruppe gibt es eine Gattung, in der bei den Männchen einiger… mehr lesen

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 proceeds to the senses-negating subjectivism of a materialistic theory of knowledge, which dominates the… mehr lesen

The anthroposophical study of man is characterised among other things by the fact that it attempts to overcome the duality of the phenomena of body and soul, and understand the human being as a unity of body, soul and spirit. As an example, Rudolf Steiner repeatedly referred to the human and vertebrate eye in order to illustrate the… mehr lesen