The Threefold Social Order
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The Threefold Social Order
Rudolf Steiner Archive Document
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In the social ferment of postwar Europe in 1919, Steiner presented
his ideas about reforming the basis of society in three fundamental,
autonomous spheres: economic, political/rights, and cultural. For a
short time he worked to bring his ideas into practical application but
it soon became impossible to bring about a 'threefold social order' and
he withdrew from the outer work in this area. His ideas have been worked
with over the decades since that time and have proved to be just as
valid today as they were then.
This volume is a presentation of Steiner's central ideas on the
threefold nature of the social organism.
By Rudolf Steiner
Translation by Frederick C. Heckel
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In the social ferment of postwar Europe in 1919, Steiner presented
his ideas about reforming the basis of society in three fundamental,
autonomous spheres: economic, political/rights, and cultural. For a
short time he worked to bring his ideas into practical application but
it soon became impossible to bring about a “threefold social
order” and he withdrew from the outer work in this area. His
ideas have been worked with over the decades since that time and have
proved to be just as valid today as they were then.
This volume is a presentation of Steiner's central ideas on the
threefold nature of the social organism.
Five Versions of this work have appeared in English translation, each
with its own title. All are complete except the one entitled,
The Threefold Social Order
which is abbreviated. Other titles include,
The Triorganic Social Organism, or
The Threefold State, or
The Threefold Commonwealth, or
Towards Social Renewal.
The German language title is,
Die Kernpunkte der Sozialen Frage in den Lebensnotwendigkeiten
der Gegenwart und Zukunft.
(vol. 23 in the Bibliographic Survey).
This volume is presented here with the kind permission of the Rudolf
Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.
Copyright © 1972
This e.Text edition is provided with the cooperation of:
The Anthroposophic Press
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