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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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“We will always find fundamentally the compulsion to become what the soul should be.”

Should Soul Compulsion

Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'.”

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“As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is love.”

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“Woman's soul is present and lives more intensely in all parts of the body, and it is inwardly affected by that which happens to the body; whereas, with men, the body has more pronoucedly the character of an instrument which serves them in their work and which is accompanied by a certain detachment.”

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Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“The soul of woman must be expansive and open to all human beings, it must be quiet so that no small weak flame will be extinguished by stormy winds; warm so as not to benumb fragile buds... empty of itself, in order that extraneous life may have room in it; finally, mistress of itself and also of its body, so that the entire person is readily at the disposal of every call.”

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Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church.”

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“The woman's soul is fashioned as a shelter in which other souls may unfold.”

May Soul Shelter

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About the Author

Born: October 12, 1891
Died: August 9, 1942
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 39

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Edith Stein Essays on WomanRelated source material

Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)Related source material

Essays on Woman: 002;Collected Works of Edith SteinRelated source material

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Finite and Eternal Being: An Attempt at an Ascent to the Meaning of BeingRelated source material

On the Problem of Empathy: The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 3Related source material

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