goethean science – Rethinking the Nature of Substance

[Old] Chapter 17: Conclusions – Rethinking the Nature of Substance [New Ch.21 V0.2]

Apr 18, 2020

In this book I hope to have introduced the minimum of knowledge necessary to attain at least the beginnings of an understanding of one of the greatest scientific challenges that I am aware. The existence of the phenomenon of biological transmutation of chemical (isotopic) elements would not be denied by pretty much every scientist on…

[Old] Chapter 13: Goethe’s World View [New Ch.15 V0.1]

Apr 18, 2020

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was an observer of nature and laid the foundations for a phenomenological science. His collected scientific works were edited by Rudolf Steiner. Goethe’s ideas and methodologies inspired Herzeele, Preuss and Holleman. Holleman recommended that the biological transmutation phenomenon might best be studied using a Goethean scientific methodology. Unfortunately he did not…

[Old] Foreword: The Story So Far!

Mar 29, 2020

The original book concept was big and ambitious. I tried to simplify it. But each of its parts increasingly appeared to form a single coherent whole. So I am now in the challenging process of bringing all of its parts together in such a way that each part illuminates all of the others, enabling their…

Heisenberg on Goethe

Feb 22, 2020

I have been aware of Werner Heisenberg’s respect for Goethe the scientist for some time, so was very happy to discover his 1952 lectures on “Philosophic Problems of Nuclear Science”. I give below a verbatim copy of the text of his fifth lecture….

[Old] Preface: The Book Begins V0.1

Apr 6, 2019

Rudolf Steiner wrote and lectured on many scientific themes and gave many indications for further research. This blog is a personal sandpit for me to play in – a place for me to explore some of these ideas.