This collection of essays by Goethe and Steiner is a good introduction to what has become known as Goethean Science. The essays are well chosen to lead the reader into the essence of this dynamic, phenomena-centered scientific approach.

Contents

Introduction

From the Scientific Writings of Goethe
Nature
Explanatory Words on the Essay “Nature”
Happy Encounter
Perceptive Judgment
Experiment as Mediator between Object and Subject
From A Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe’s World Conception by Rudolf Steiner
Inorganic Nature
Organic Nature