Between Racism and Universalism: Rudolf Steiner’s Doctrine of Racial Development and Decline

This paper explores two central poles of Rudolf Steiner’s thought: racial/ethnic hierarchy (primitive/degenerate/earthly vs. advanced/sophisticated/spiritual) and universalism (of the “I” and the eventual disappearance of racial and ethnic differentiations in the future). The relationship between th...

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Main Author: Koren, Israel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Aries
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-89
Further subjects:B the “I”
B development / decline
B Anthroposophy
B races
B Evolution
B Racism
B Steiner
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