The Care and Development of the Human Senses: Rudolf Steiner's work on the significance of the senses in education

by Willi Aeppli, Valerie Freilich (Translator)

An in-depth presentation of Steiner's ideas about the nature of the twelve human senses, as he saw them, and their role in education. Of interest to teachers and parents of students attending Steiner-Waldorf institutions, this book is also written for anyone with an interest in children's education and philosophies of teaching.

Genres: Education

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2013

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

“As we can say of nature, that she distributes a beneficial effect on the sense-organism, so does this apply in an amazing manner still far more to the world of art. It is as if this world was created to make good again and again in the realm of the sense-organism what has been damaged by the world of technology. We can only live without harm in a technical world if we recognize the healing effect of artistic occupation and enjoyment, and live accordingly.”

Translation isn't that great, and, in fact, sometimes obfuscates concepts through wonky punctuation or sentence structure. But the content is solid and worth investigating as a valuable collection of what Rudolf Steiner had to say about the senses throughout this career as a writer and lecturer. Some of the concepts are frustrating to work with—a tinge of "that's just how it is in spiritual science" pervades some of the explanations—but it is certainly food for thought and something to come back to several times.