The Philosophy of Edith Stein

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will provide an introduction to the philosophy of Edith Stein. Edith Stein was an important member of the phenomenological movement: she was Husserl's first assistant (Heidegger followed after) and wrote important works in this tradition. She was also a scholar of scholastic philosophy. One of her last works is a treatise on systematic metaphysics that integrates insights from phenomenology, neo-Kantianism, and scholastic metaphysics. We'll begin by discussing the general philosophical and contextual background to Edith Stein's early works. We'll then discuss portions of several of her works, ranging from her first book The Problem of Empathy up to Finite and Eternal Being.