Historical Context
Steiner had had the idea of writing a philosophy of freedom in mind since at least 1880. The book was preceded by his publications on Goethe focusing on epistemology and the philosophy of science, particularly Goethe the Scientist (1883) and The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World Conception (1886). There followed Steiner's presentation of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Rostock in 1891, an epistemological study that included discussion of Kant's and Fichte's theories of knowledge. A year later Steiner's revised version of his thesis was published in book form as Truth and Knowledge: Introduction to The Philosophy of Freedom. The Philosophy of Freedom itself considers the views of diverse authors, including Eduard von Hartmann and Max Stirner.
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