I. The Goal of Knowledge 1 This chapter was moved to 'Appendix II' by Rudolf Steiner for the second edition of 1918 in a slightly revised form.

This book, therefore, does not conceive the relation between science and life in such a way that man must bow down before the world of ideas and devote his powers to its service. On the contrary, it shows that he takes possession of the world of ideas in order to use them for his human aims, which transcend those of mere science.