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Lesson FS 2.14.

Introduction

You have now completed the study of the book "Theosophy" and the related study material. For this last and final lesson of the Foundation Course you are asked to now reflect deeply upon the material studied, and work on one final project.

Tasks and Assignments for Lesson FS 2.14.

Please choose a field of interest to you that has to do with Anthroposophy, for instance Eurythmy, Curative Education, Bio-dynamic Agriculture, etc., or an aspect of it, and write a scientific paper to be submitted as your final project. This paper should at a minimum be comprised of 9 pages and include a list of the sources used.
Please submit your completed assignment via the online submission form
Submission Form

Guidelines for Writing a Scientific (Scholarly) Paper

An effective scientific paper should include and reflect genuine research and should be presented in the following format:

A. Abstract/Summary: An abstract or summary is a succinct (one paragraph) summary of the entire paper. The abstract should briefly describe the question posed in the paper, the methods used to answer this question, the results obtained, and the conclusions. It should be possible to determine the major points of a paper by reading the abstract. Although it is located at the beginning of the paper, it is easiest to write the abstract after the paper is completed.

B. Introduction: The Introduction should describe the question tested by the experiments or research described in the paper, and explain why this is an interesting or important question, further describe the approach used in sufficient detail that a reader who is not familiar with the technique will understand what was done and why, and finally very briefly mention the conclusion of the paper.

C. Materials and Methods: The Materials and Methods section should succinctly describe what was actually done. It should include a description of the techniques used so someone could figure out what experiments or research were actually done. The details of a published protocol do not need to be reproduced in the text but an appropriate reference should be cited – e.g., simply indicate “were done as described by Hughes et al. (4).” Any changes from the published protocol should be described. It is not appropriate to indicate volumes of solutions added – instead indicate the relevant information about the experiment or research such as methods used, etc.

D. Results: Begin each paragraph with an opening sentence that tells the reader what question is being tested in the experiments or research described in that paragraph.

E. Conclusion: The conclusion should be the final chapter and include a summary of the results and conclusions reached concerning the research project.

F. Table of Content: A table of content should be included either at the beginning of the paper (preferable) or at the end of the paper. The table of content should clearly list the different chapters and titles thereof, abstract, introduction, citations, etc.

G. Illustrations and Images: Depending on the subject matter, illustrations and images should be included with the different chapters of the paper.

H. Resources: A listing of citations, quotes and sources including literature used should be placed at the end of the paper.
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"Theosophy" by Rudolf Steiner (Table of Contents)

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Table of Contents:
Preface
Preface to the Revised English Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Essential Nature of Man
   1. The Corporeal Nature of Man
   2. The Soul Nature of Man
   3. The Spiritual Nature of Man
   4. Body, Soul and Spirit
Chapter 2. Re-embodiment of the Spirit and Destiny
Chapter 3. The Three Worlds
   1. The Soul World
   2. The Soul in the Soul World After Death
   3. The Spiritland
   4. The Spirit in Spiritland After Death
   5. The Physical World and its Connection with the Soul and Spiritland
   6. Thought Forms and the Human Aura
Chapter 4. The Path of Knowledge

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