{"product_id":"forming-social-judgements","title":"Forming Social Judgements","description":"\u003cp\u003eDocuments, Propaganda and Spiritual Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEight lectures, Dornach, November 9–24, 1918 (CW 185a)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflecting on the forces that had brought catastrophe to Europe, Rudolf Steiner discusses how sound social judgement can be formed amidst the challenges of conflicting interests, ideology, and propaganda. He references contemporary documents, political developments and the actions of social movements, emphasizing the necessity of grounding judgement in facts whilst cultivating the inner capacities required to perceive the spiritual dimensions of social life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in the turbulent weeks at the end of the First World War, these lectures offer penetrating perspectives on a period of profound transformation, raising questions that remain strikingly relevant today. Steiner illuminates the historical roles of the nobility, bourgeoisie and proletariat, and the influence of Karl Marx and the emergence of modern class consciousness, whilst formulating his ideas on the balancing of relationships between economics, politics, and culture – social threefolding – which would soon become central to his thinking in the post-war period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining historical analysis, social critique, and spiritual insight, this remarkable series of lectures – newly translated in English – addresses not only the political and economic upheavals of the time but also the deeper spiritual realities that underlie historical events. This edition features an introduction by Christian von Arnim as well as an index and notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRudolf Steiner Press\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e272 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9781855846845\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60234602348928,"sku":"9781855846845","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/FormingSocialJudgement.jpg?v=1793126495","url":"https:\/\/rudolfsteinerbookshop.co.uk\/products\/forming-social-judgements","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}