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Der Kausalitätsbegriff in seinem Verhältnis zum Vitalismus
The concept of causality in relation to vitalism
This hitherto unpublished part of the early work of Gerbert Grohmann (1897-1957) presents the philosophical contribution belonging to his doctoral thesis in natural sciences submitted in 1923 to the philosopher Hans Driesch (1867-1941) at the university of Leipzig, Germany.… Read More
Chronobiologie ist Ätherforschung
Chronobiology is etheric research
Research on the etheric world easily leads to evasive methods: to chemically and physically controlled laboratory experiments on dead substances or to psychological formulation of the concepts. The first method tries to objectify the etheric world; the second subjectifies it. The etheric world, however… Read More
Hygiogenese und Salutogenese Versuch einer (notwendigen) Begriffsdifferenzierung
Hygiogenesis and salutogenesis - an attempt at a (necessary) differentiation of concepts
The concepts salutogenesis and hygiogenesis originate from different basic considerations. Hygiogenesis means a systematic representation of autonomous regulations in the sense of a therapeutic physiology. Salutogenesis, however, represents a system… Read More
Über Methoden zur Erforschung hygiogenetischer Prozesse
On research methods of hygiogenetic processes
The processes bringing about health after illncss may be considered as metamorphoscs of those processes which generally enable health. As rhythm is one of the most essential conditions of life, we speak of hygiodynamics (maintenance of health) and hygiogenesis (healing) respectively. So… Read More
Morphologische und physiologische Mosaikbildungen in den Familien Loranthaceae und Viscaceae
Development of morphological and physiological mosaics in the Loranthaceae and Viscaceae families
The histories of development of N nytsia flor'ibunda and Viscum album are compared. Both plant species show»morphological«penetrations called mosaics.
N uytsia floribzmda develops a morphological mosaic by penetration of root and… Read More
Die Eischalen-Strukturen der Reptilien als ein Bild tierischer Konstitution
The egg shell structures of reptiles as a picture of the animal's constitution
The articles on bird egg shells in the Tycho de Brahe yearbooks 1996 and 1997 are here supplemented with an article on reptile eggs which also reviews the situation with the birds.
The poikilothermic reptiles mostly bury their predominantly colour… Read More
Korrelation von Sprossgestalt und Blattgestalt annueller Dikotyledonen
Correlation of the shapes of the shoot and leaf of annual dicotyledons
That the shape of a plant changes qualitatively and quantitatively during growth was noted as early as Aristotle. He tried to understand this process with the help of four»causes«(aitia) and four»rnotions«(kinesis). He thought that the formative force proceeds from… Read More
Streptocarpus mit Brutblatt
Streptocarpus with a brood leaf
In the genus Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) the usual generation of new leaves on the shoot is more or less replaced by a generation of new leaf parts on the bases of abundant leaves. This indicates a homology between shoot growth and leaf growth. ‚Interesting malformations are described which could help… Read More
Zur Dreigliederung der Käfer
On the threefoldness of beetles
Beetles are regarded in their systematic relationships as a superorganism. Concerning their evolutionary differentiation, is there any relation between the different organ-systems most animals have and the different beetle families, genera or species? Proceeding from a threefold analysis of highly… Read More
Heileurythmiewirkung auf das rhythmische System
The effect of curative eurythmy on the rhythmical system
In anthroposophical medicine, eurythmy is used therapeutically in
many cases and with different forms of disease. We report on two studies in which the effects of this therapeutic approach were studied with respect to the rhythmical-functional order of cardiac and… Read More
