The Philosophy of Freedom
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The Philosophy of Freedom is Rudolf Steiner’s foundational philosophical work that explores human free will, ethical individualism, and the path to spiritual knowledge central to anthroposophy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Philosophy of Freedom canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
basis of moral responsibility
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determinism versus freedom ⓘ relationship between thinking and perception ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
justify human freedom on a philosophical basis
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show the possibility of free moral action ⓘ |
| argues |
that ethical actions can be grounded in individual moral intuition rather than external rules
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that genuine freedom is realized in thinking and moral intuition ⓘ that knowledge arises from the activity of thinking ⓘ |
| author | Rudolf Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ethical individualism
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individual freedom ⓘ moral imagination ⓘ moral intuition ⓘ thinking as spiritual activity ⓘ |
| connectedTo | spiritual science ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational work of anthroposophy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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spiritual philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleVariant |
The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity
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The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity and the Philosophy of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
epistemological section
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ethical section ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| laterInfluenced |
Steiner’s anthroposophical writings
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Waldorf education philosophy ⓘ anthroposophical ethics ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic account of freedom grounded in cognitive activity ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Philosophie der Freiheit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Emil Felber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | anthroposophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
anthroposophy
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epistemology ⓘ ethical individualism ⓘ free will ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ spiritual knowledge ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers
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students of anthroposophy ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | modernity ⓘ |
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