Rudolf Steiner Audio CW 217a Youth and the Etheric Heart: Part 1: Toward Independent Scholarly Work: Address during the First Anthroposophical Higher-Education Course, Dornach, October 1, 1920 By Rudolf Steiner
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Mar 1, 2025 Explore the call for independence in academic pursuits and cultural transformation. Dive into the shift from autonomous education to governmental influence, highlighting the loss of individual aspirations. Witness the vital role of youth in renewing cultural initiatives and challenging stagnation from older generations. A young scholar's dilemma reveals the struggle against outdated expectations, emphasizing the need for brave choices. Finally, discover innovative ways to revitalize scholarship through independent collaboration and original research.
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State Control of Education
- The main obstacle to discovering new directions in human activity is the idea that a monolithic state has to do everything.
- The state's appropriation of the education system, originally born from cultural activity, hinders its true purpose.
Kant's View on Scholarship
- Kant, despite Steiner not being a follower, declared the era of academic disciplines serving theology was over.
- He believed scholarship should lead culture, but this led to politics controlling education.
Shift in Academic Focus
- Academic education was once driven by a striving for knowledge, with degrees reflecting this pursuit.
- Now, state exams have infiltrated the process, reducing scholarly content to mere decoration.