2012 Reprint of 1949 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition; not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Steiner gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher. At the beginning of the 20th century; he founded a spiritual movement; Anthroposophy; as an esoteric philosophy growing out of idealist philosophy and with links to Theosophy. Steiner's work argues that body; spirit; and soul are bound together and determine the capacity of cognition. Exploring and developing ideas of occult science; the world; human nature; and similarly large; difficult concepts; this work asserts the existence and importance of the 'supersensible' world. Chapters: The Characters of the Occult Science; The Nature of Man; Sleep and Death; The Evolution of the World and Man; Perception of Higher Worlds; Concerning Initiation; The Present and Future Evolution of the World and of Humanity; Details from the Domain of Occult Science; Man's Ether Body; The Astral World; The Course of Human Life; The Principles of Man; The Dream State; Super Physical Knowledge; Beings in the Spiritual World.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Interesting biography from a General who performed consistantly in battle.By David J. DupreyFirst; this book was a good reading biography. It was not a dry; information only; biography nor did it read like a novel.The author did a good job keeping you interested in this man's life; despite the obvious lack of personal correspondence available which usually is the only for you to get to know the man. The only disappointment is the lack of more personal correspondence; either the General wasn't much of a letter writer; or the letters were lost along the way as many were; usually by fire. Conner does a good job making up for this with information from the sources that did survive; mostly from others' personal correspondence and Official Records.This book also gives another point of view of the General's greatest triumph; Chickamauga Here Granger did what a good officer does and marched to the sound of the guns and arrived exactly to where he was needed when he was needed. General Thomas gets the most credit for saving the Army at Chickamauga; deservedly so; but others also deserve some credit as General Thomas wasn't alone on that hill.Granger was not liked by Grant for reasons that are hard to understand from today's point of view; but Conner does provide some examples to where it may have started and why the animosity lasted for so long. Conner also doesn't attack Grant to prop up Granger and doesn't mention Grant's alcoholism at all that I can recall.This was a biography that was very fair to the other Generals in the army; and only dispensed deserved criticism.My main complaint with most biographies is with the lack of maps when discussing the battles and maneuvers. This book did use maps with very good affect. There were some places where an additional map would have been helpful in my opinion.The primary reason I was drawn to this book is because General Granger was born in a small town in upstate NY. Ironically; he was not buried in NY; unlike General George H. Thomas who wasn't born in NY but was buried in Troy; NY.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Important Book For The Civil War AfficionadoBy NoNameWhile this book is not necessarily intended for the 'beginner'; it is an important work about an often misunderstood Union general. For those with a working knowledge of the battles of Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; and Knoxville; this is a MUST-READ. Thoroughly researched with scores of citations noted at the end of each chapter; General Granger's many ups and downs are presented with proper reporter-like clarity. Other than needing more illustrations to make it easier to follow along; as well as chapter sub-headings to better organize the material; this book is essential to gaining a more complete understanding of this courageous; cantankerous; and crucial Civil War figure.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good book on a lessor known but very important general ...By R. Scott PearsonHe was quite the character. Good book on a lessor known but very important general for the union cause. I would highly recommend this.
