Edith Stein''s on the Problem of Empathy - A Companion

This companion is both an introduction to and a guide through Edith Stein's On the Problem of Empathy. The opening essays demonstrate the work's historical significance and its relevance for contemporary philosophical discussions, while the subsequent chapters provide a clear and detailed summary of each section of Empathy.

List of contents

Note on Citations and Abbreviations
Part One: Contextual Essays
Essay 1: The Sources and Influences of Edith Stein's On the Problem of Empathy
Essay 2: The Structure and Method of On the Problem of Empathy
Essay 3: The Contemporary Relevance of On the Problem of Empathy
by Íngrid Vendrall Ferran
Part Two: Synopsis of On the Problem of Empathy
Chapter II: "The Essence of Acts of Empathy"
Chapter III: "The Constitution of the Psycho-Physical Individual"
Chapter IV: "Empathy as the Understanding of Spiritual Persons"
Glossary

About the author

By Timothy A. Burns - Contributions by Íngrid Vendrell Ferran

Product details

• Authors: Timothy A Burns, Timothy A. Burns
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781666937169
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-716-9
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Edith Stein Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Social, group or collective psychology, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism