Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner (February 27, 1861, Murakirály, Hungary – March 30, 1925) was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, architect, playwright, educator, and social thinker, who is best known as the founder of Anthroposophy and its practical applications, including Waldorf School, Biodynamic agriculture, the Camphill Movement, and the Christian Community.

Selected bibliography

The style and content of Steiner's works can vary greatly. Therefore, while it might be stimulating to read a single lecture or book by Steiner, it would probably be a mistake, having read even four or five of his books, to suppose one has a representative picture of the whole body of his work. Out of the 350 volumes of his collected works (including roughly forty written books, and over 6000 published lectures), some of the more significant works include

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• The Philosophy of Freedom (1894)
• How to Know Higher Worlds (1904-5)
• Anthroposophy and the Inner Life (1924)
• Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World-Conception (1886)
• Theosophy (1904)
• Study of Man (1919) (Waldorf Education)
• Practical Advice To Teachers (1919)
• The Education of the Child (1907)
• Toward Social Renewal (1919)
• An Outline of Esoteric Science (1913)
• Four Mystery Dramas - The Soul's Awakening (1913)
• Truth and Science (doctoral thesis)
• Man as Symphony of the Creative Word (1923)