The theorem streaming from Edith Stein’s approach to genus, species, and individual is affirming to the royal heart’s “knowing” with regard to freedom and moral cultural standards. What we “know” in our hearts as the a-priori foundation for what we “seek to understand” is that God’s will is always accomplished (through supramundane forming principles) while… Continue reading Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Part Three
Category: Edith Stein
Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Part Two
After establishing her model on the basis of science’s classifications of genus, species, and individual, Edith Stein proposes axioms for just how the species is informed by the genus and the individual by the species, i. e., how one comes to know and be filled with the content of who one is. She introduces the… Continue reading Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Part Two
Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Part One
Edith Stein’s work naturally resonates with the royal heart. Her philosophical models are imbued with Platonic overtones even while focusing on Thomism and Thomas’ Aristotelian thought processes. Among the most striking features is her lengthy development of genus, species, and individual. Stein orders her philosophical model by leveraging the scientific classifications. Possibly more than any… Continue reading Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Part One
Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Introduction. The Royal Heart as a Spiritual Devotion
“I want, let us say, to solve a problem (I mean, I want to start at once and if possible go on until I find the solution). By this will act, the I that wills to solve it sets itself in motion spiritually in a definite direction. In this act, it must keep hold [gefasst… Continue reading Toward a Philosophy of Monarchy – Introduction. The Royal Heart as a Spiritual Devotion
We do not understand Edith Stein’s answers because we cannot hear the question
“The soul has typical qualities, such as a "woman's soul," a "child's soul," or souls of whatever other "type." And as individual the soul is "itself" in its inexpressible peculiarity. These are not all in the soul beside one another as separable parts; they are rather in one another as realiter [really] inseparable species and… Continue reading We do not understand Edith Stein’s answers because we cannot hear the question
Edith Stein’s towering achievement – disabusing us of hégélianisme
True reform is decidedly not Hegelian. True reform builds on tradition and honors it. It is hard to express in words how important is understanding that proposition. Edith Stein was made a patron of Europe. It is becoming more apparent why this was so. Edith’s réconciliation of modern philosophy with Thomas Aquinas and Middle Ages… Continue reading Edith Stein’s towering achievement – disabusing us of hégélianisme
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) – German Jewish Philosopher and Saint
August 9 is the Feast Day of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, known familiarly in philosophical circles as Edith Stein. She was a German Jewish philosopher who studied under Edmund Husserl, the father of modern day Phenomenology. She later converted to the Catholic Faith, joined the Discalced Carmelite Order (the same as St. Thérèse… Continue reading St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) – German Jewish Philosopher and Saint
Obedience
If you gripe and complain about why you should follow religious rules and dogmas, you will never get where your heart tells you that you need to go. Obedience will never make sense to you, and you will convince yourself that God would never so stifle your spiritual life as to make your follow rules… Continue reading Obedience
“Is this not the point of all we have said about all ‘having’ coming down to ‘being’?”
The call of the heart (“There is something over there...”). The desire to know that which calls the heart (“...what is it?”). The “step-by-step” understanding of “what is it?” in our hearts. The gradual fullness of Being as we approach yet never fully grasp it. The surety that we are not lost. “There is something… Continue reading “Is this not the point of all we have said about all ‘having’ coming down to ‘being’?”
“Hierarchy is not only an order of being but also an order of knowing.” – Edith Stein
Here is the pivot in Knowledge and Faith that caught me by surprise, but delightfully so. I first thought that the book's sections were more or less a random collection of sundry topics. I now see the book is written "step by step" (one of Stein's favorite metaphors) leading to an end. The pivot herein… Continue reading “Hierarchy is not only an order of being but also an order of knowing.” – Edith Stein
