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“Intellect is the light which illuminates its path, and without this light, emotion changes back and forth. In fact, if emotions prevail over the intellect, it is able to obscure the light and distort the picture of the entire world…. Emotional stirrings need the control of reason and the direction of the will.”

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Book:Essays on Woman: 002;Collected Works of Edith Stein
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Edith Stein
Edith Stein

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. more

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