Phenomenological Reviews

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Women's existence, woman's soul

essence and existence in Edith Stein's later feminism

Laura Judd Beer

pp. 35-45

Abstract

This article brings Stein's philosophical and feminist views together to examine developments in her thinking in the early 1930s. I focus on Stein's essay "Spirituality of the Christian Woman" as it relates to her philosophical questions about existence and essence in Finite and Eternal Being. I contend that Stein's "Spirituality of the Christian Woman" is both elucidated by and helps make sense of her philosophical developments at this time. I maintain that my contention can help us better understand Stein's relationship to gender essentialism.

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Calcagno Antonio (2016) Edith Stein: women, social- political philosophy, theology, metaphysics and public history: New approaches and applications. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 35-45

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-21124-4_4

Full citation:

Judd Beer Laura (2016) „Women's existence, woman's soul: essence and existence in Edith Stein's later feminism“, In: A. Calcagno (ed.), Edith Stein: women, social- political philosophy, theology, metaphysics and public history, Dordrecht, Springer, 35–45.