Pure self and empathy according to Edith Stein

Authors

  • Joel Gracioso
  • Maria Cecilia Isatto Parise

Keywords:

Edith Stein. Edmund Husserl. Pure “I”. Empathy.

Abstract

In the investigation of the sui generis experience of empathy Edith Stein uses the concept of the pure “I” with a triple purpose: (1) To demonstrate that the analysis of this experience occurs in the field of pure investigation, which always refers to the two poles of consciousness: subjective (noesis) and objective (noema); (2) Differentiate the phenomenological approach of the empathic act from other approaches donne in the empirical field (genetic, psychological, moral, ethical, etc. approach); (3) To emphasize that although the capacity to apprehend the experience of others is constitutive of the subject, the “I” always recognizes the flux that belongs to his individuality and differentiates it through otherness.

Published

2018-01-02

Issue

Section

Dossiê Edith Stein