27. Eurythmy Address

GA 277c/1921-03-28/p011 ·1921-03-28 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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Now, if we look first at form, the human form is what appears to us as the most perfect in the realm of the sensual, physical world. And we can say that if we want to gain an insight into the human form, starting from thought, the powerlessness of thought immediately becomes apparent. In thinking, we are not really artistic. But we cannot help but say to ourselves: the capacity for thought is what puts man at the top of the creatures in whose midst he is initially placed.

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