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• Title: Book: PoF: Cover Sheet
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  • results of introspective observation
• Title: Book: PoF: Introduction by Michael Wilson
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  • the world. His observations of the spiritual had all the exactness of a
  • could describe his philosophy as the result of “introspective observation
  • of observation, and open to investigation by anyone who is prepared to
  • Steiner's exact observations in this realm may help to prevent the terms
  • for instance, the “introspective observation” quoted in the motto
  • on the title-page could have been rendered literally as “observation
  • of the soul” — this observation involves a critical examination of
  • using an exactness of observation and clarity of thinking never
  • perceiving or the object perceived as an element of observation.
  • of observation devoid of any conceptual element. This includes
  • Intuition is for thinking what observation
  • German. “Actual observation of facts or events” corresponds to the
  • resulting from this observation” corresponds to Erfahrung. Thus the
  • On the other hand, having direct experience as an activity of observation
  • real and concrete as the “actual observation of facts and events”
• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Two: The Fundamental Desire for Knowledge
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  • time in motion. We are not satisfied with this observation.
• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Three: Thinking in the service of Knowledge
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  • observation. The purpose of my reflection is to form concepts
  • fact that I can rest content with the observation, and renounce
  • to immediate observation it certainly appears to be so. The
  • Mere observation can trace the parts of a given event
  • becomes evident only when observation is combined with
  • Observation and thinking are the two points of departure
  • by that of observation and thinking, this being for man the
  • As regards observation, our need of it is due to the way
  • of observation. As little as we can form a concept of a horse
  • In sequence of time, observation does in fact come before
  • through observation. It was essentially a description of an
  • observation when, at the beginning of this chapter, we gave
  • of through observation. The content of sensation, perception
  • hallucinations, are given to us through observation.
  • But thinking as an object of observation differs essentially
  • from all other objects. The observation of a table, or a tree,
  • Whereas observation of things and events, and thinking
  • current of my life, observation of the thinking itself
  • of thinking to all other contents of observation. We must
  • object by a stone which falls on it. For observation, a pleasure
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• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Four: The World as Percept
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  • When someone sees a tree, his thinking reacts to his observation,
  • When the object disappears from his field of observation,
  • Concepts cannot be gained through observation. This
  • observation.
  • with respect to observation as follows:
  • look for the concept which fits this observation. It is this
  • observation and look for the cause. The concept of effect
  • never gain through mere observation, however many
  • instances the observation may cover. Observation evokes
  • should take its content from observation alone, then one
  • observation. Human consciousness is the stage upon which
  • concept and observation meet and become linked to one
  • and observation. In as far as we observe a thing it appears to
  • observation, we have consciousness of objects; because we
  • we have so far simply called the object of observation and
  • our field of observation everything that has been imported
  • in motion, would be the pure content of observation. The
  • content of pure, unthinking observation. Over against it
  • element of observation to another. It links definite concepts
  • hear becomes connected with another observation by our
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• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Five: The Act of Knowing the World
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  • by investigating the content of our observation that our percepts are mental
  • very easily be led to such a view by the observation that, in contrast to
  • limited spheres of our observation. Humanly limited personality we perceive
  • Intuition is for thinking what observation is for percept.
  • Intuition and observation are the sources
  • and force, object and subject, etc. What appears to us in observation as
  • consciousness. To continued observation, this percept shows itself to be
  • before me has disappeared from my field of observation. The observation of
  • results inevitably from an unprejudiced observation of thinking; and that
• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Six: Human Individuality
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  • The moment a percept appears in my field of observation,
  • the moment of observation through the fitting together of
• Title: Book: PoF: Knowledge of Freedom: Chapter Seven: Are There Limits to Knowledge?
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  • observation yields some unexpected element, because the
  • the particular form of our actual observations. The metaphysical
  • For the unprejudiced observation of what is experienced
  • enters man's field of observation except what can affect the
  • observation of the relationship of percept and concept as set
  • Another difficulty in the way of the unprejudiced observation
• Title: Book: PoF: Reality of Freedom: Chapter Eight: The Factors of Life
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  • by observation lies in this, that it has all too easily eluded the
• Title: Book: PoF: Reality of Freedom: Chapter Nine: The Idea of Freedom
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  • chapters the attempt has been made to show that an unprejudiced observation
  • understanding of this observation leads to the insight that thinking can be
  • unprejudiced observation of thinking yields. When we observe our thinking,
  • we live during this observation directly within a self-supporting, spiritual
  • Only if, by means of unprejudiced observation, one has wrestled through to
  • or lesser capacity for intuition and on the range of my observations, that
  • observation, then in its own sphere universal standards rather than
  • every individual being knows of others through individual observation alone.
  • observation of thinking itself.
• Title: Book: PoF: Reality of Freedom: Chapter Twelve: Moral Imagination
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  • he must leave to the immediate observation of the action. In
  • like must be determined by observation of men themselves.
  • The results of this observation cannot contradict the
  • science that understands itself: for observation shows that
  • of an observation, and is so, in the sense that we observe our
  • cannot make this observation of the twofold nature of a free
  • can make this observation win through to the recognition
  • objects of observation is fully justified. For, although during
  • at the same time in the field of observation, they can nevertheless
  • become objects of observation afterwards. And it is in this way
• Title: Book: PoF: Reality of Freedom: Chapter Thirteen: The Value of Life
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  • observation of life he hopes to discover whether pleasure or pain
• Title: Book: PoF: Ultimate Questions: The Consequences of Monism
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  • of observation, that is, in that part of human nature which is
  • this world. For monism, the unity that thoughtful observation
  • observation, which does not one-sidedly consider either
  • actions in which, on the basis of unprejudiced self-observation,
  • observation of the ethical nature of man cannot, by itself,
• Title: Book: PoF: Appendix Added to the new edition, 1918
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  • oriented observation adopted in this book. What is it, in the
  • observation; instead of which they insert an artificial conceptual