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“Putting the Emotion Back into Empathy: Edith Stein’s Understanding of Empathy Applied to Contemporary Issues.” Applying Edith Stein’s understanding of empathy to contemporary issues aids in developing better relationships in order to more fully recognize a common humanity shared amongst diverse cultures and peoples. This paper argues that the change in “self” through empathy, as outlined by Edith Stein, offers an important contribution to engage current issues of cultural diversity in the world and thereby secure unity and meaning in a shared, common future.
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Stein (1986, 187).
- 2.
Ibid, 177.
- 3.
MacIntyre (2006, 6).
- 4.
Stein (1989, 5).
- 5.
Lebech (2011, 687).
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Major General Lewis served in the Australian Army for thirty years. His major awards include Officer of the Order of Australia, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Conspicuous Service Cross. His extensive biography and information on his experience working with world peace and security issues are available at www.asio.gov.au/director-general-security.html (2018).
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Koziol (2017).
- 8.
Devine (2017).
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Bolt (2018).
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Brenner (2015, 63).
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Sawicki (2012).
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Stein , 11.
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Ibid., 10.
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Ibid., 10.
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Ibid., 10.
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Ibid., 53.
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Ibid., 52.
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Ibid., 54.
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Ibid., 61.
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Ibid., 18, 88.
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Ibid., 89.
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Ibid., 89.
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Ibid., 98, emphasis mine.
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Ibid., 109.
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Feldhay Brenner, “Edith Stein’s Concept of Empathy and the Problem of the Holocaust Witness,” 58.
- 26.
Feldhay Brenner, “Edith Stein’s Concept of Empathy and the Problem of the Holocaust Witness,” 81.
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Feldhay Brenner, “Edith Stein’s Concept of Empathy and the Problem of the Holocaust Witness,” 82.
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Unfortunately I do not have access to the diaries myself to confirm what Brenner draws from them in her Chapter. The diaries were released in 2005 and Brenner herself states that she could not obtain a copy but she had the text sent to her privately and used it with permission for her chapter. Hence the focus here is on the argument Brenner makes from the source. using the source?
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Feldhay Brenner, “Edith Stein’s Concept of Empathy and the Problem of the Holocaust Witness,” 65.
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Ibid., 66–67.
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Ibid., 68.
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Ibid., 69. BN/ML CD nr 4, Tom X, Rękopsis, zcszyt 2.IX.1943 – 5.X.1945.
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Ibid., 69–70. Feldhay Brenner explains the economic and educational situation at this time that highlights Dabrowska’s self-deception.
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Ibid., 69–70. Feldhay Brenner has the same conclusion.
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Ibid., 71.
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Ibid., 72.
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Ibid., 72.
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Ibid., 71.
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Ibid., 82.
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Ibid., 66.
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Ibid., 72.
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Stein , 116.
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Borden Sharkey (2010, 157).
- 44.
Horner and Frances (2011, 1).
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Jolly, M. (2022). Putting the Emotion Back into Empathy: Edith Stein’s Understanding of Empathy Applied to Contemporary Issues. In: Andrews, M.F., Calcagno, A. (eds) Ethics and Metaphysics in the Philosophy of Edith Stein. Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91198-0_3
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