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Rudolf Steiner and Friedrich Nietzsche

Vorträge zur Biographie und zum Werk Rudolf Steiners·David Marc Hoffmann·1 May 2026·1 h 14 minSubtitles: Deutsch · English
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A contribution by David Marc Hoffmann

In this lecture, David Marc Hoffmann reveals Steiner’s changing interpretations – from the critical distance of 1889, through the enthusiastic monograph “Friedrich Nietzsche: Fighter for Freedom” in 1895, to Promethean rebellion against Christianity and authority. Sources from the period, quotations, encounters with the insane Nietzsche and connections to Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche make Steiner’s path, with all its ruptures and surprises, visible.

A contribution by David Marc Hoffmann to the supporting programme of the exhibition “Kindling from the Spirit of the Cosmos ...” at the Goetheanum.

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Publication: 1 May 2026

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