Written works, published 1919 (CW 23)
Although this book was first published in 1919, it remains highly relevant to social problems encountered today. Uniquely, Steiner's social thinking is not based on intellectual theory, but on a profound perception of the archetypal spiritual nature of social life. As he suggests in this classic work, society has three distinct realms--the economic, the political (individual human rights), and the cultural (spiritual). While social life as a whole is a unity, the autonomy of these three sectors should be respected if our increasing social problems are to be resolved.
Steiner relates the ideals of "liberty, equality and fraternity" to modern society. Economics calls for fraternity, political rights require equality, while culture should be characterized by liberty. The slogans of the French Revolution, he suggests, can become truly manifest only when our social thinking is transformed to correspond to the spiritual reality.
CONTENTS:
Introduction by Michael Spence
Preface to the Fourth German Edition (1921)
"Preliminary Remarks on the Purpose of this Book" by Rudolf Steiner1. The True Dimensions of the Social Question: A Contemporary Perspective
2. Finding Real Solutions to Social Problems: Perceiving What Life Asks of Us
3. Capitalism and Social Ideas: Capital, Human Labor
4. International Relations between Social OrganismsAppendix: "To the German People and the Civilized World"
by Rudolf SteinerAfterword by Terry Boardman: "On Rudolf Steiner's Appeal to the German People and the Civilized World"
This volume is a translation from German of Die Kernpunkte der sozialen Frage in den Lebensnotwendigkeiten der Gegenwart und Zukunft (GA 23).
- ISBN10 1855840723
- ISBN13 9781855840720
- Publish Date 27 May 1999 (first published May 1977)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Rudolf Steiner Press
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English