The Four Temperaments

THE FOUR
TEMPERAMENTS

Rudolf Steiner

Lecture given in Berlin on March 4, 1909

Anthroposophic Press Hudson, New York

Rudolf Steiner Press London

This lecture was given in German under the title Das Geheimnis der menschlichen Temperamente and is included in Wo und wie findet man den Geist? (Vol. 57 in the Bibliographic Survey). It was translated from the German by Brian Kelly.

Published in the United States of America by Anthroposophic Press, Bell's Pond, Star Route, Hudson, New York 12534.

Distributed in the United Kingdom by Rudolf Steiner Press, 38 Museum Street, London WC 1, England.

Copyright © 1987 by Anthroposophic Press, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925.

The four temperaments.

Translation of: Geheimnis der menschlichen Temperamente.

1. Temperament. 2. Anthroposophy. I. Title.

BP595.S894G4413 1987 155.2'62 87-17127

ISBN 0-88010-255-1

Cover: Graphic form by Rudolf Steiner; made in 1921 for Zur Paedagogik der Physik und Mathematik by Hermann von Baravalle

Title lettering by Peter Stebbing

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