Re: What Barfield Thought (Max Leyf and Landon Loftin)
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:50 pm
Im not too familiar with philosophy too.LukeJTM wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:43 pmTo be honest, as a native speaker of English, I find the translations of Rudolf Steiner's books difficult to read. I think it is just the writing style, and also the fact that he sometimes repeats himself too much, or 'waffles on' too much.Güney27 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:31 pm
I'm born in Germany and it's very hard for me to read PoF.
Steiners use of the language and writing style is very hard to read.
There are good books about PoF in German wich can help to make it more understandable.
Clerics posts on this forum are very helpful for me too.
The other reason I have difficulties is because I am not deeply familiar with philosophy. I know some things, but not anywhere as in depth as other people on here. Rudolf Steiner wrote in PoF about philosophers I'd never even heard of before. So that sometimes makes it harder because I have to try my best to follow the context. But, I think making effort is the point of the book.
Do you read Steiner's lectures in German? There does seem to be many that still haven't been translated yet.
I read some philosophers but don't have a massive background knowledge like others.
Yes I read RS lectures but not too often.
Its interesting that I find it (sometimes) easier to read his lectures in English.
How old are you, if it's not too personal?