Spiritual Science and the New Nature Forces

Spiritual Science and the New Nature Forces: The Nuclear Dilemma

“It is the justifiable concern of every student of Spiritual Science to receive information about the nature of the new forces which have appeared during the twentieth century. It arises from a natural thirst for knowledge (easily differentiated from trivial curiosity) and the burning question of the used to which these forces may be put.

A comprehensive explanation would have to cover nuclear energy, with its uncertain prospects for the future of the earth, and several other areas of modern science and technology, which can be only briefly be mentioned to show the extent of the problem. Up to the last century the “new” nature forces which determine the character of the times, where large-scale power engineering, the up-to-date mastery of extraction and processing of metals, the beginnings of a decisive chemical technology and the start of electrical engineering.” -Dr. Georg Unger: First two paragraphs

About the Author

Georg Unger is the head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the Goetheanum Dornach. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was a pupil of the first Waldorf School. His publications range from the epistemological foundations of mathematics and physics to symptomatic discussions of developments in the field of science.