Edith Stein: A tentative look & some leads
This is an account of my attempts to discover and understand the 20th Century Jewish philosopher of the person, and especially of empathy, Edith Stein. It is important to note that she was - and is - also Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Stein was never the secular philosopher who switched to religion. I think philosophy and spirituality were co-mingled in her, as in many others. I find myself bouncing Stein and Wittgenstein off one another.
My piece appends what I hope are fruitful leads. I re-hashed this piece 01/01/23 Read more...