In these lectures, given just days after the end of World War I, Steiner describes the new developments in mechanics, politics, and economy, as well as new capacities and methods in the West and the East. He reveals their fruitful potentials, but also the dangers of their abuse. He discusses social and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old Testament in the nationalism of the present, and the innate capacities of various nations.

CONTENTS:
1. East and West from a Spiritual Point of View
November 29, 1918
2. The Present from the Viewpoint of the Present
November 30, 1918
3. The Mechanistic, Eugenic, and Hygienic Aspects of the Future
December 01, 1918
4. Social and Antisocial Instincts
December 06, 1918
5. Specters of the Old Testament in the Nationalism of the Present
December 07, 1918
6. The Innate Capacities of the Nations of the World
December 08, 1918

6. This volume is a translation of Die soziale Grundforderung unserer Zeit (GA 186).

Trans: O. D. Wannamaker. (6 lectures, Dornach 29 Nov to 8 Dec 1918, CW186); AP; 218pp; pb;