German philosopher, Jewish by descent, and a pioneer of existentialism. Edith Stein's philosophical contributions have had a profound impact on the field, with her thoughts blending Jewish mysticism and Christian philosophy. Her life was marked by the turmoil of two world wars, and she ultimately met her death in a Nazi concentration camp.
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Source: Essays on Woman: 002;Collected Works of Edith Stein
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Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“An 'I' without a body is a possibility. But a body without an 'I' is utterly impossible.”
Source: On the Problem of Empathy: The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 3
Source: Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)
“Usually one gets a heavier cross when one attempts to get rid of an old one.”
Source: Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“We will always find fundamentally the compulsion to become what the soul should be.”
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it.”
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“The nation doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.”
“When you seek truth, you seek God whether you know it or not.”
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“There is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.”
“Everywhere the need exists for maternal sympathy and help.”
Source: Essays on woman
“The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are.”
Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman
“One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.”
“Just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God's hands and leave it with Him.”
“The woman's soul is fashioned as a shelter in which other souls may unfold.”