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(2012) Symposium 16 (2).
What is life? The contributions of Hedwig Conrad-Martius and Edith Stein
Angela Ales Bello
Translated by Antonio Calcagno
pp. 20-33
The phenomenological movement originates with Edmund Husserl, and two of his young students and collaborators, Edith Stein and Hedwig Conrad-Martius, made a notable contribution to the very delineation of the phenomenological method, which pushed phenomenology in a “realistic” direction. This essay seeks to examine the decisive influence that these two thinkers had on two specific areas: the value of the sciences and certain metaphysical questions. Concerning the former, I maintain that Stein, departing from a philosophical, phenomenological analysis of the human being, is interested particularly in the formation of the cognitive value of the human sciences. Regarding the latter, Conrad-Martius, given her knowledge of biology, tackled the question of the role and meaning of the sciences of nature. The second question, related to metaphysical themes, became a specific and relevant object of research for both women phenomenologists. It will be investigated by comparing two works, one by each thinker, namely, the Metaphysische Gespräche by Conrad-Martius and Potenz und Akt by Edith Stein.
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DOI: 10.5840/symposium201216225
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Ales Bello, A. (2012). What is life? The contributions of Hedwig Conrad-Martius and Edith Stein. Symposium 16 (2), pp. 20-33.
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