Rudolf Steiner As Philosopher Of Technics

Steiner has been remembered in many ways, most often as the founder of Waldorf education or biodynamic farming, or perhaps as a particularly talented esotericist, or even as an interpreter of Goethean and Nietzschean philosophy. It’s true that Steiner’s interests spanned a wide range of topics. This included an approach to technology and media and a philosophy of technics, an area of Steiner’s thought that perhaps does not receive enough attention. This presentation therefore approaches Steiner as a philosopher of technology and media and compares his ideas with other technology philosophers, allowing us to understand the full relevance of Steiner’s thought for today. For example, Steiner posited a connection between film or picture shows – quite a new technology in his time – and the emotion of fear, offering potential solutions that involved color and light. He also discussed the interaction between tech/media and the human organism in terms of resonances, energy exchanges, and vibrational flows. In other words, there is still much to be gained by approaching Steiner particularly from the angle of media and technics, which will be the focus of this webinar.