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Edith Stein Paperback – May 15, 2007

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Edith Stein lived an unconventional life. Born into a devout Jewish family, she drifted into atheism in her mid teens, took up the study of philosophy, studied with Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology, became a pioneer in the women's movement in Germany, a military nurse in World War I, converted from atheism to Catholic Christianity, became a Carmelite nun, was murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, and canonized by Pope John Paul II. Renowned philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre here presents a fascinating account of Edith Stein's formative development as a philosopher. To accomplish this, he offers a concise survey of her context, German philosophy in the first decades of the twentieth century. His treatment of Stein demonstrates how philosophy can form a person and not simply be an academic formulation in the abstract. MacIntyre probes the phenomenon of conversion in Stein as well as contemporaries Franz Rosenzweig, and Georg Luckas. His clear and concise account of Stein's formation in the context of her mentors and colleagues reveals the crucial questions and insights that her writings offer to those who study Husserl, Heidegger or the Thomism of the 1920's and 30's. Written with a clarity that reaches beyond an academic audience, this book will reward careful study by anyone interested in Edith Stein as thinker, pioneer and saint.
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Among many other virtues of this study of Stein as thinker is MacIntyre's magnificent demonstration of how any philosopher must be situated in the context of where she studied, who her mentors were and the historical moment both inside and outside the academy. A bravo performance. -- Kenneth L. Woodward, Contributing Editor, Newsweek

A remarkable intellectual biography that ends, rather than begins, with [Stein's] conversion. … Edith Stein is a splendid philosophical book, whose significance over time may come to rival that of After Virtue. ― First Things

Edith Stein requir[es] slow and careful reading. . . . Nevertheless it opens the eyes to the interest of Stein's early work and its context within the still too obscure world of Continental philosophy. ― Times Literary Supplement

Throughout, MacIntyre has shown the appreciation of phenomenology that could have changed the course of Anglo-American philosophy had Ryle not followed up on his early review of Heidegger. -- Robert E. Wood ― American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

MacIntyre gives us a meticulously researched biographical introduction.... Very enriching for the reader.... For anyone with a serious interest in Edith as a philosopher - or those with philosophical interests wanting to know more about early 20th-century phenomenology - then this will be required reading. ― Food For The Journey

Alasdair MacIntyre shows how the word 'philosophical' can be said of a life as well as a doctrine. He describes the people, events, and ideas in whose company Edith Stein lived in the decade that led to her baptism in 1922, and he defines phenomenology not as a method but as a disposition to let the truth of things come to light. His study of Stein's conversion and those of Reinach (to Protestantism), Rosenzweig (to Judaism) and Lukács (to Marxism) helps us understand the difference between reason and faith. -- Fr. Robert Sokolowski, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

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Alasdair MacIntyre is senior research professor of philosophy at University of Notre Dame, IN. He is the author of nine books, including the influential After Virtue, Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry, and A Short History of Ethics.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Reprint edition (May 15, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 074255953X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0742559530
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.19 x 0.6 x 9.02 inches
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Alasdair MacIntyre is Senior Research Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several bestselling books, including After Virtue, Whose Justice? Which Rationality?, and A Short History of Ethics (a Routledge Classic).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful intellect!
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Edith Stein is an amazing woman! A very powerful intellect & a deep & compassionate heart. Everyone needs to know about her!
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5.0 out of 5 stars German in training and writing typical for a German thinker is amazed at the brevity and the disciplined approach to her ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2015
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Anyone who reads Dr. Stein Jewish or Gentile German or other nationality is touched by the humility, linear thinking servant of God. Her very developed philosophical mind, German in training and writing typical for a German thinker is amazed at the brevity and the disciplined approach to her subject matter. Having served in the U.S. Army of occupation when I did not know a word of German and later attended one of the most
prestigious German university where I mastered the language but St. Edith Stein makes me feel very humble at her mastery of her native language as well as other languages. Truly her literary works are masterful.
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AmberAlice
5.0 out of 5 stars Her insights and clarity of thought are amazing (if you can understand philosophical thought like phenomenology)
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014
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Deep thinker, written by an expert philosopher. Stein knew that what we believe must make a difference in our lives or it is no difference at all. Her insights and clarity of thought are amazing (if you can understand philosophical thought like phenomenology).
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An inspiring book about an inspiring woman.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Deal Of Fine Research Yet No Real Strong Argument.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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As an Edith Stein scholar myself I was really looking forward to reading Macintyre's book. My hope was that he would make a strong argument about Edith Stein's place in the history of philosophy. However, what I found was a book with lots of great information about Stein and her philosophical relationships and influences yet no really strong central thesis about her overall contributions to the philosophy of phenomenology. The information in itself was great yet The Institute for Carmelite Studies has already put out a great deal of detailed information on this time period. What was really needed in my opinion was for someone to take all of this good evidence and make a strong argument. I really should thank Macintyre though because my disappointmet over what I wanted his book to be led me to publish my master's thesis "The Transposition of Edith Stein" which deals with this same time period and does make a strong argument that Edith Stein has made important and heretofor uncredited contributions to phenomenology. In this way I would say that Macintyre's book has accomplished what any good book on philosophical research wishes to accomplish: The stimulation of further thought and research on a given topic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars thoughtful, indepth
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018
This book contains a great deal of background information on Edith Stein, her time period, and philosophies.
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John L.
4.0 out of 5 stars Tough Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2012
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Good, very difficult reading, not the subject matter or the style, just difficult. A good book though if you'd like to learn more her writings. Good introduction to her thought, but her thought is complex.
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