Rudolf Steiner Audio CW 217a Youth and the Etheric Heart: Part 2: Humanizing Academic Life: Address on the Last Day of the First Anthroposophical Higher-Education Course, Dornach, October 16, 1920 By Rudolf Steiner
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Mar 1, 2025 The discourse critiques the decline of Western academia, urging a shift towards more spiritual intellectual engagement. It explores the tension between the proletariat and scholarly pursuits, advocating for the inclusion of the working class in enriching academic activities. The conversation highlights the disconnect between scholarship and genuine human experiences, calling for a more humanizing approach in education. Finally, it envisions a student-led movement to challenge conventional norms and proposes the establishment of a World School Association to bolster independent schools.
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Academia's Role and Brain Decadence
- Rudolf Steiner emphasizes the importance of academia in counteracting the decline of Western civilization.
- He believes the proletariat's brains haven't succumbed to decadence like the bourgeoisie's.
Proletariat's Dichotomy
- Steiner observes the proletariat's two-sided nature: disinterest in academics yet influenced by its waste products.
- He stresses the need to engage them with healthy scholarship, similar to how they were introduced to Marxism.
Bridging Anthroposophy and Academia
- Steiner recounts an instance where an expert in Oriental and Assyrian studies couldn't connect his expertise with anthroposophy.
- He underscores the necessity of bridging anthroposophy with various academic disciplines.