Description
Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) campaigned for threefold society in the war-torn Germany of 1917-19, activated by the compelling need to create the conditions for lasting peace. He recognized that the dynamics of politics, economic life, and culture were very different, calling for clear boundaries and partnership. Running a business like a government department or school is a recipe for failure. He saw self-determination for individual people as healthy, but prophetically saw “national self-determination” under Versailles as a recipe for toxic nationalism and more war.
