The Care and Development of the Human Senses

The Care and Development of the Human Senses: Rudolf Steiner’s Work on the Significance of the Senses in Education

Willi Aeppli offers an in-depth presentation of Rudolf Steiner’s ideas on the nature of the twelve human senses as he saw them and their role in education.

This book is written for anyone concerned with children’s education and philosophies of teaching. It will be of special interest to Waldorf teachers and parents of students.

About the Author

Willi Aeppli (1894–1972) was a master Waldorf teacher in the Rudolf Steiner School in Basel, Switzerland. He is remembered as an excellent teacher who used his observations and daily experience to enrich his classroom teaching. He also led many informal courses on the art of education for teachers and prospective teachers throughout his long career as an educator.