On the Problem of Empathy
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"On the Problem of Empathy" is a seminal phenomenological work by Edith Stein that analyzes the nature of empathy as a fundamental way of experiencing and understanding other conscious beings.
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| instanceOf |
doctoral dissertation
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phenomenological text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Edmund Husserl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constitution of other subjects
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distinction between self and other ⓘ empathy as intentional act ⓘ structure of empathic experience ⓘ |
| argues |
empathy is an irreducible kind of experience
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empathy is distinct from imagination ⓘ empathy is distinct from inference ⓘ empathy is foundational for knowledge of others ⓘ |
| author | Edith Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions for understanding others
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how we experience other conscious beings ⓘ relation between self-experience and other-experience ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
phenomenological anthropology
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theory of intersubjectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| degreeAwarded | doctorate in philosophy ⓘ |
| examines |
embodiment in empathy
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empathy and emotional life ⓘ empathy and personhood ⓘ how foreign experiences are given ⓘ |
| field |
phenomenology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | academic dissertation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of foreign experience
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analysis of the lived body ⓘ discussion of empathy and community ⓘ discussion of levels of empathy ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary empathy research in philosophy
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later phenomenological theories of empathy ⓘ philosophical discussions of other minds ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Max Scheler NERFINISHED ⓘ phenomenological method ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consciousness
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empathy ⓘ intersubjectivity ⓘ other minds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major work of Edith Stein
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systematic analysis of empathy ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Zum Problem der Einfühlung ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | phenomenology ⓘ |
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