The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein

Dr Peter Tyler (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2023
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-26556-1 (ISBN)

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Studying with Husserl in Göttingen, becoming a Carmelite nun, and finally meeting her death in Auschwitz, the multifaceted life of Edith Stein (1891-1942) is well known. But what about her writing? Have the different aspects of her scholarship received sufficient attention? Peter Tyler thinks not, and by drawing on previously untranslated and neglected sources, he reveals how Stein’s work lies at the interface of philosophy, psychology, and theology.

Bringing Stein into conversation with a range of scholars and traditions, this book investigates two core elements of her thinking. From Nietzsche to Aquinas, psychoanalysis to the philosophy of the soul, and even the striking parallels between Stein’s thought and Buddhist teaching, Tyler first unveils the interdisciplinary nature of what he terms her ‘spiritual anthropology’. Second, he also explores her symbolic mentality. Articulating its poetic roots with the help of English poetry and medieval theology, he introduces Stein’s self-named ‘philosophy of life’.

Considered in the context of her own times, The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein unearths Stein’s valuable contributions to numerous subjects that are still of great importance today, including not only the philosophies of mind and religion, but also social and political thought and the role of women in society. By examining the richness of her thinking, informed by three disciplines and the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century, Tyler shows us how Edith Stein is the guide we all need, as we seek to develop our own philosophy for life in the contemporary world.

Peter Tyler is Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of Pastoral Theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. Previous publications include The Return to the Mystical: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Teresa of Avila and the Christian Mystical Tradition (Continuum, 2011) and The Pursuit of the Soul: Psychoanalysis, Soul-making and the Christian Tradition (T & T Clark, 2016).

Acknowledgements
Prologue: Why Edith?

Part One: A Spiritual Anthropology
Chapter One: An Empathetic Life
Chapter Two: Dionysos or the Crucified One?
Chapter Three: The Return of the Soul
Chapter Four: A Philosophia Perennis

Part Two: A Life Philosophy
Chapter Five: Light and Death Once Met
Chapter Six: A Science of the Cross
Chapter Seven: The Duty of the Philosopher

Epilogue: Via Crucis

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	11.01.2023
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-350-26556-X / 135026556X
ISBN-13	978-1-350-26556-1 / 9781350265561
Zustand	Neuware