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Tormentil, Potentilla erecta (L.) Räuschel. Its capacity for connecting its polarities with one another

Tormentil, Potentilla erecta, belongs to the Rosaceae, but in all its organs it is morphologically different from its relatives. The 'cosmic soul' element of the plant deeply affects tormentil early in its development, thereby… Read More

The mind as a door to human dignity

Modern philosophy regards the 'phenomenal' consciousness of the human being as the biggest obstacle to a naturalistic (Le. unified physical, or, put more simply, materialistic) explanation of human consciousness. But such an 'explanation' cannot be sustained without first making a phenomenological… Read More

In the evolution of the human head a Shift in complexity takes place. Complexity is predorninately reduced in the jaw region (distally), in which the organism comes into direct contact with the environment through nutrition. Proxirnally, in the brain, besides the degradation processes present, complexity is predominately increased. The… Read More

It appears that humanity has always suffered from malaria. The disease has already taken countless lives. The early reports of malaria infection come from the 'yellow' Emperor Huang Ti (2700 BC). Only later was the connection between malaria and the spleen discovered. Tutenkamun is said to have suffered from malaria. According to the most… Read More

This paper deals with the forming of judgements in the context of science and pedagogical practice (of Waldorf schools). The subject area of physics (light and colour) is taken as an example. Firstly, a brief overview of fundamental problems in the philosophy of science in the 20th century is given. Then, with the help of. two frescoes, we… Read More

The European species of the Ranunculaceae genus Clematis L.

This text is based on the chapter entitled 'Clematis' from an unfinished book manuscript by Thomas Göbel. It was edited by Angelika Heinze for publication here as a single article. The European species of the genus Clematis are presented and organised into a series of… Read More

Anthroposophical adolescent psychiatry: why some young people harm themselves and others become violent

Based on the background of threefolding of the human organism (Steiner 1917), of the first medical course (Steiner 1920) and of the curative education course (Steiner 1924), the self-harm and external violence that are characteristic… Read More

The evolutionary significance of play

Human and animal play is both a fascinating and puzzling phenomenon. Its origin and function cannot be conclusively explained within conventional evolutionary theory. However, nowadays there exist extensive accounts and scientific descriptions that can provide us with a wealth of well documented… Read More

The three bird families, weavers, viduids (whydahs/indigobirds) and estrildids (waxbills), which today are classified separately, during the last century were regarded, often taxonomically variably, as one big family with corresponding sub-families. They probably once belonged to one family. In the weaver-bird group there is a genus whose males… Read More