Richard Bunzl
Have you ever wondered what it might mean to be able to think in a self-conscious way, to be alive, or simply to exist?
What is anthroposophy?
This is a question often asked by people who have come across some aspect of the work of Rudolf Steiner, and wondered what is behind it. Steiner’s underlying philosophy (what he called anthroposophy) can appear obscure and far removed from today’s world, yet it continues to inspire many practical endeavours across the globe, including Steiner Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophical medicine, and much else besides. What I try to do in my books is look at this philosophy with fresh eyes and present it in new, imaginative and relevant ways accessible to a twenty-first-century readership.
INSIDE ANTHROPOSOPHY
Essays on Freedom, Thinking and Existence
In language and examples that are rooted in everyday experience, Inside anthroposophy introduces some of the key ideas at the heart of Steiner’s philosophy. These include Steiner’s notion of human freedom, his understanding of dimensions of existence beyond physical reality, notably what he called the etheric and astral, as well as his idea of physical matter. The book also includes chapters on Steiner’s idea of the importance of listening, the notion of the human “I”, and finally the human states of sleep and wakefulness.
Inside anthroposophy is published by New View Books and available here
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In Search of Thinking
Reflective Encounters in Experiencing the World
What are ideas? What is the nature of time? What are our memories and feelings? Is freedom of thought an illusion, or a possibility worth striving for? In Search of Thinking is an experiential study of the activity which helps define us as being human: self-conscious thought. Using language that is simultaneously vivid, down-to-earth and poetic, In Search of Thinking is a highly readable and practical philosophy of life that conjures up and illumines universal human experiences.
This is a book for all those people who have ever asked themselves in what way the pictures of the world they have in their mind’s eye are the same as those experienced by others; and also, to what extent, these same pictures are a true representation of the world as it really is.
In Search of Thinking is published by Sophia Books, an imprint of Rudolf Steiner Press and available here.
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About Richard Bunzl
Richard Bunzl is a writer and musician living in the North of England. As a writer, he has for many years been exploring some of life’s biggest and most intractable questions. As a musician, he is active as a teacher, singer and choral conductor. The rest of the time he enjoys going for walks and bicycle rides with this family, looking at the wildlife in his garden, and helping his children with their homework.
