Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Lehrs, Ernst 1894 1979 Man or Matter Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nature on the Basis of Goethe's Method of Training Observation and Thought This eBook was produced by Adam Kane "Man or Matter" by Ernst Lehrs is a scientific publication written during the mid-20th century. The book explores the intersection between spiritual understanding and the material world, emphasizing a new method of observing nature inspired by Goethe's approach. It aims to transcend the limitations of modern science, advocating for a deeper understanding of natural phenomena through a spiritual lens, particularly influenced by the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. The opening of the work establishes the author's journey towards a new understanding of science and its relationship with human consciousness. Lehrs reflects on his early experiences as an electrical engineer, shaped by the disillusionment of the war and a desire to reconcile the gap between human thought and action. He recounts how his encounter with Rudolf Steiner prompted him to rethink the foundations of scientific inquiry and philosophy. The first chapter sets the stage for a critique of contemporary scientific methods, stressing the inadequacies of observing the world through a single, "colour-blind" perspective, and introduces the idea that a more holistic and spiritually aware approach is necessary to comprehend the dynamic forces of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 Anthroposophy Cosmology BP Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 986931 2025-07-03T04:57:43.680884 text/html 909025 2020-12-29T00:45:05 text/html 1540713 2025-07-03T04:57:53.537804 application/epub+zip 1553876 2025-07-03T04:57:45.709846 application/epub+zip 393575 2025-07-03T04:57:44.471807 application/epub+zip 1827001 2025-07-03T04:57:59.407265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1766510 2025-07-03T04:57:52.754769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616011 2022-09-03T08:13:36.679422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860071 2025-07-03T04:57:42.124820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854943 2020-12-29T00:45:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19103 2025-07-03T04:57:59.537253 application/rdf+xml 10226 2025-07-03T04:57:44.992802 image/jpeg 2833 2025-07-03T04:57:44.731794 image/jpeg 300343 2020-12-29T00:45:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1397355 2020-12-29T00:45:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1485736 2025-07-03T04:57:43.809847 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia